HI All, i m trying to write text on image using the function imagettftext();, after uploading the file i dont see any text on the image. my code: $font=imageloadfont("..extras/Fonts/timesbi.ttf"); imagettftext ( $desImage,7,0,42,290,$white,$font,$mtkTxt); i have all the fonts(ttf fonts) copied the sytem fonts on the server in fonts folder. i even tried with the just specifying the fonts link like below $font="..extras/Fonts/timesbi.ttf" imagettftext ( $desImage,7,0,42,290,$white,$font,$mtkTxt); ----------- my server details: php version :4.3.2 mysql:3.23 gd library:2.0.12 bundled Bottam line: i wanna use smooth font on the image instead of gdf fonts.