[SOLVED] Image GD apply font

[DeanWhitehouse]

I have this code

<?php
/*
put ONLY this code into a file called image.php
put a image called "myimage.jpg" info the same folder then 
open image.php
*/
if(isset($_GET['date']))
{
$date = $_GET['date'];
$first =  $_GET['first'];
$last =  $_GET['last'];
$id =  $_GET['id'];
$pfirst =  $_GET['pfirst'];
$plast =  $_GET['plast'];
$imgname = "discount.jpg";
$im = imagecreatefromjpeg($imgname);
$tc  = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
//imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5, "Details", $tc);
imagestring($im,5,50,100,"Date:".$date,$tc);
header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
imagejpeg($im);
}
?>

 

and the image is produced fine, but the font style looks horrible, and from what i read on the PHP manual you need to upload a font file to change it , is there a way i can just use a font e.g. ariel?

[DarkWater]

You'd use the imagettftext file and put arial.ttf in the same folder.

[DeanWhitehouse]

hmm, do you know where i can get ariel.ttf? or any other fonts, i was hoping to do it without having to download them.

[DarkWater]

You can check in your font directory, or you can just go dafont.com and download basically any font you can think of and then some. xD

[DeanWhitehouse]

Ok, awesome thanks,

[DeanWhitehouse]

this code doesnt work i get an error message saying there is an error.

 

<?php
// Set the content-type
header("Content-type: image/png");

// Create the image
$im = imagecreatefromjpeg($imgname);
$tc  = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);

// The text to draw
$text = 'Testing...';
// Replace path by your own font path
$font = 'arial.ttf';

// Add some shadow to the text
imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 11, 21, $grey, $font, $text);

// Add the text
imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 10, 20, $tc, $font, $text);

// Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>

[DarkWater]

What kind of error...?

[DeanWhitehouse]

that is what it says,

 

The image 'mysite url' cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

[DeanWhitehouse]

update on the code

<?php
// Set the content-type
header("Content-type: image/png");

// Create the image
$imgname = "discount.jpg";
$im = imagecreatefromjpeg($imgname);
$tc  = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);

// The text to draw
$text = 'Testing...';
// Replace path by your own font path
$font = 'arial.ttf';

// Add the text
imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 10, 20, $tc, $font, $text);

// Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>

 

still getting error though

 

Solved now ,it was the shadow bit 

[DeanWhitehouse]

Ok, another problem , how can i save the created image? or something because when i print the page , the image isnt there and i need it to be , any ideas?

[DarkWater]

You can save it by passing another parameter to imagejpeg().  Read the manual on it, and you'll see that the second parameter saves the file.

[DeanWhitehouse]

Soz, that wasnt the prob,it was because the person has another CSS for the print and it mucks it up.

[DarkWater]

Lol, okay.