Php/docs/function.imagecreatefromgd
imagecreatefromgd
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PHP 7)
imagecreatefromgd — Create a new image from GD file or URL
Description
imagecreatefromgd
( string $filename
) : resource
Create a new image from GD file or URL.
Tip A URL can be used as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename. See the Supported Protocols and Wrappers for links to information about what abilities the various wrappers have, notes on their usage, and information on any predefined variables they may provide.
Parameters
filename- Path to the GD file.
Return Values
Returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.
Examples
Example #1 imagecreatefromgd() example
<?php// Load the gd image$im = @imagecreatefromgd('./test.gd');// Test if the image was loadedif(!is_resource($im)){ die('Unable to load gd image!');}// Do image operations here// Save the imageimagegd($im, './test_updated.gd');imagedestroy($im);?>
Notes
Warning 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.
