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# Advanced usage
Once your Glide [server](/1.0/config/setup/) is configured, there are a number of methods available to interact with it. For basic setups you'll likely only need the `outputImage()` method. However, if you plan to use Glide with a queuing server or in other more complex configurations, these methods can be useful.
## Source
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the source file system
public function setSource(FilesystemInterface $source)
// Get the source file system
public function getSource()
// Set the source path prefix
public function setSourcePathPrefix($sourcePathPrefix)
// Get the source path prefix
public function getSourcePathPrefix()
// Get the source path for an image
public function getSourcePath($path)
// Check if a source file exists
public function sourceFileExists($path)
~~~
## Cache
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the cache file system
public function setCache(FilesystemInterface $cache)
// Get the cache file system
public function getCache()
// Set the cache path prefix
public function setCachePathPrefix($cachePathPrefix)
// Get the cache path prefix
public function getCachePathPrefix()
// Set the group cache in folders setting
public function setGroupCacheInFolders(true|false)
// Get the group cache in folders setting
public function getGroupCacheInFolders()
// Delete an image from the cache
public function deleteCache($path)
// Get the cache path for an image
public function getCachePath($path, array $params)
// Check if a cache file exists
public function cacheFileExists($path, array $params)
// Set the temporary directory that should be used to store EXIF data
public function setTempDir($tempDir)
// Get the current temporary directory
public function getTempDir()
~~~
## Api
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the image manipulation Api
public function setApi(ApiInterface $api)
// Get the image manipulation Api
public function getApi()
~~~
## Responses
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the response factory
public function setResponseFactory(ResponseFactoryInterface $responseFactory)
// Get the response factory
public function getResponseFactory()
~~~
## Default manipulations
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the default manipulators
public function setManipulators(array $manipulators)
// Get the default manipulators
public function getManipulators()
~~~
## Base URL
~~~ php
<?php
// Set the base url
public function setBaseUrl($baseUrl)
// Get the base url
public function getBaseUrl()
~~~
## Image generation
~~~ php
<?php
// Generates and outputs the image
$server->outputImage($path, array $params);
// Generates and returns the image reponse
$server->getImageResponse($path, array $params);
// Generates and returns the image Base64 encoded
$server->getImageAsBase64($path, array $params);
// Generates the image
$server->makeImage($path, array $params);
~~~
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