IMAGEGD(3) 1 IMAGEGD(3)
imagegd - Output GD image to browser or file
SYNOPSIS
bool imagegd (resource $image, [string $filename])
DESCRIPTION
Outputs a GD image to the given $filename.
PARAMETERS
o $
image -An image resource, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor(3).
o $filename
-The path to save the file to. If not set or NULL, the raw image stream will be outputted directly.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Outputting a GD image
<?php
// Create a blank image and add some text
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(120, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 233, 14, 91);
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5, "A Simple Text String", $text_color);
// Output the image
imagegd($im);
// Free up memory
imagedestroy($im);
?>
Example #2
Saving a GD image
<?php
// Create a blank image and add some text
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(120, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 233, 14, 91);
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5, "A Simple Text String", $text_color);
// Save the gd image
// The file format for GD images is .gd, see http://www.libgd.org/GdFileFormats
imagegd($im, 'simple.gd');
// Free up memory
imagedestroy($im);
?>
NOTES
Note
The GD format is commonly used to allow fast loading of parts of images. Note that the GD format is only usable in GD-compatible
applications.
SEE ALSO
imagegd2(3).
PHP Documentation Group IMAGEGD(3)
