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Generate images with PHP and GD

Create images on the fly with PHP and GD.
<?php
   /*
    * Create an image with text with PHP and GD
   */
 
   header("content-type: image/png"); 

   // Here we create the image met X=200 en Y=50 
   $image = ImageCreate(200, 50); 

   // Set the background color of the image 
   $background = ImageColorAllocate($image, 255, 255, 255); //255, 255, 255 = White
 
   // Set the fontsize 
   $size = 5; 

   //Text we want on the image 
   $text = 'Scriptary.com';
 
   //Set the fontcolor 
   $color = ImageColorAllocate($image, 255, 0, 0); //255, 0, 0 = Red 

   //Puts the string on the image
   ImageString($image, $size, 5, 25, $text, $color);
 
   //Create the image 
   ImagePng($image); 

   //Remove image from memory
   ImageDestroy($image); 
?> 


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Basic example how to generate images with PHP and GD. Copy paste this code to a new .php file and run it from the browser


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