GD Image Problems

[cheechm]

How do I remove the white bit around the borders of the image?

http://nicks-world.co.uk/html.php

 

COde here: http://nicks-world.co.uk/final.phps

[owned]

What does the script do? Create a gradient colored text? Plus the script hogs all system resources, CPU usage 100% for awhile, doesn't look too good. Those white bits.. problem with alpha(i.e. transparency) channels probably?

 

I think following code makes text correcly on transparent background without white bits and doesn't hog all system resources either.

<?php
$font="tahoma.ttf";
$col= imagecolorallocate($im, 0,170,0);
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(400, 400);
imagettftext($im, 20,0,400/2,400/2, $col, $font, 'TeXt');

header ("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im); 
?>