php man page for imagecreatefromgif

IMAGECREATEFROMGIF(3)							 1						     IMAGECREATEFROMGIF(3)

imagecreatefromgif - Create a new image from file or URL

SYNOPSIS
       resource imagecreatefromgif (string  $filename)

DESCRIPTION
       imagecreatefromgif(3) returns an image identifier representing the image obtained from the given filename.

       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 GIF image.

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

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Example to handle an error during loading of a GIF

	      <?php
	      function LoadGif($imgname)
	      {
		  /* Attempt to open */
		  $im = @imagecreatefromgif($imgname);

		  /* See if it failed */
		  if(!$im)
		  {
		      /* Create a blank image */
		      $im = imagecreatetruecolor (150, 30);
		      $bgc = imagecolorallocate ($im, 255, 255, 255);
		      $tc = imagecolorallocate ($im, 0, 0, 0);

		      imagefilledrectangle ($im, 0, 0, 150, 30, $bgc);

		      /* Output an error message */
		      imagestring ($im, 1, 5, 5, 'Error loading ' . $imgname, $tc);
		  }

		  return $im;
	      }

	      header('Content-Type: image/gif');

	      $img = LoadGif('bogus.image');

	      imagegif($img);
	      imagedestroy($img);
	      ?>

	      The  above  example  will  output  something similar to:[NOT DISPLAYABLE MEDIA]Output of example : Example to handle an error during
	      loading of a GIF

NOTES
       Note

	       GIF support was removed from the GD library in Version 1.6, and added back in  Version  2.0.28.	This  function	is  not  available
	      between these versions.

       Note

	       When reading animated GIF files into memory, only the first frame is returned in the image resource pointer.

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