Ming library

{{Distinguish|MinGW|MNG (disambiguation){{!}}MNG}}

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| author = Dave Haden{{cite web |last1=Doll |first1=Shelley |date=2002-04-30 |df=mdy |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ming-offers-a-flexible-easy-way-to-create-dynamic-flash-with-php/ |title=Ming offers a flexible, easy way to create dynamic Flash with PHP |department=Developer |website=TechRepublic |access-date=2021-03-05}}{{cite book |last1=Wallace |first1=Shawn |date=December 2002 |chapter=9: Using Ming |chapter-url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/perl-graphics-programming/9781449358280/ch09.html |title=Perl Graphics Programming |publisher=O'Reilly Media |page=238 |isbn=978-0-596-00219-0}}

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Ming is a C library for creating Adobe Flash (.swf) files. It is often packaged as a PHP module that allows for the dynamic generation of Flash animations. In addition to PHP, the library can also be used in the programming languages C++, Perl, Python, and Ruby.

Ming's core library is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, and its makeswf command-line tool is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, thus making Ming free software.{{cite web |url=http://www.libming.org/MingFAQ |title=Ming FAQ |website=Libming Wiki |access-date=2021-03-05}}