Mimetex

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This page discusses mimeTeX, a program that displays math on the web.

Installation

Download mimetex.zip ¹ and then type

unzip mimetex.zip
cc -DAA mimetex.c gifsave.c -lm -o mimetex.cgi

Now just mv mimetex.cgi to your cgi-bin/ directory, set permissions as necessary, and you're all done.

Usage sample

just write the tag.

<img src="http://my-domain/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}">

Favorite site

• mimeTex - manual

References