(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
imagegd — Output GD image to browser or file
imageA GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor().
fileThe path or an open stream resource (which is automatically closed after this function returns) to save the file to. If not set or null, the raw image stream will be output directly.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
However, if libgd fails to output the image, this function returns true.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.3 | file is now nullable. |
| 8.0.0 | image expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a valid gdresource was expected. |
| 7.2.0 | imagegd() now allows to output truecolor images. Formerly, these have been implicitly converted to palette. |
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);
?>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.
The GD and GD2 image formats are proprietary image formats of libgd. They have to be regarded obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.