I usually use shell_exec when I need to run python code. The benefit of shell_exec is returning the result as string, so I can use it for other purpose.
The below is the example to create graph by python, and display as a result in php.
matplot_test.py
import matplotlib matplotlib.use('Agg') from matplotlib import pyplot as plt plt.plot(["Seoul","Paris","Seattle"], [30,25,55]) plt.xlabel('City') plt.ylabel('Response') plt.title('Experiment Result') plt.savefig('test.png') print("<img src=test.png>")
matplot_test.php
<?php echo shell_exec("python matplot_test.py"); ?>
You will be able to see a graph when you run your code like http://your url/..../matplot_test.php