php man page for imagecreatefromgd

IMAGECREATEFROMGD(3)							 1						      IMAGECREATEFROMGD(3)

imagecreatefromgd - Create a new image from GD file or URL

SYNOPSIS
       resource imagecreatefromgd (string  $filename)

DESCRIPTION
	Create a new image from GD file or URL.

       Tip

	      A  URL can be used as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen(3) for more details on how to
	      specify the filename. See the "Supported Protocols and Wrappers" for links to information about what abilities the various  wrappers
	      have, notes on their usage, and information on any predefined variables they may provide.

PARAMETERS
	      o $filename
		- Path to the GD file.

RETURN VALUES
       Returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      imagecreatefromgd(3) example

	      <?php
	      // Load the gd image
	      $im = @imagecreatefromgd('./test.gd');

	      // Test if the image was loaded
	      if(!is_resource($im))
	      {
		   die('Unable to load gd image!');
	      }

	      // Do image operations here

	      // Save the image
	      imagegd($im, './test_updated.gd');
	      imagedestroy($im);
	      ?>

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