[SOLVED] Capturing php output

[jonty]

Hi,

 

imagegif() either outputs an image resource to the screen, or writes it to a gif file if a filename is passed.

 

I however wish to get it's output into a string, without having to wastelessly write the file and read it back in.

 

Anyway of capturing standard output?

 

 

 

[448191]

You can use ob_start() and ob_get_contents(), OR you can try if it will accept the php://memory stream wrapper as filename.

[jonty]

Ah cool - thanks. I never would have tracked that down. I coudn't find good documentation on the memory wrapper, but the ob_start method worked fine.

 

Thanks again.