[SOLVED] saving png in php

[Asperon]

so I used GD and created a png image, and then you press a "Save" button and it runs my save.php file,this file creates the image and then uses

 

<?php
Header('Content-type: image/png');
ImagePNG($im,$location);
ImageDestroy($im);
?>

 

to save it, the image shows up in the folder, but when I view it, it is just ablack box, my image wasn't really created. I can preview the image and see that it works, is there something I am missing? and..do you need more code to help me?

[trq]

do you need more code to help me?

 

Yes.

[Asperon]

Here is part of my code..the images saves in teh folder, but none of the what was drawn on it saves, it just saves as the box with a black fill.

 

<?php

session_start();

if(isset($_SESSION['validUser'])){

$bgColor = $_GET['bgColor'];
$logo = $_GET['logo'];

$ln1[0] = $_GET['ln1_text'];
$ln1[1] = $_GET['ln1_font'];
$ln1[2] = $_GET['ln1_size'];
$ln1[3] = $_GET['ln1_color'];

$ln2[0] = $_GET['ln2_text'];
$ln2[1] = $_GET['ln2_font'];
$ln2[2] = $_GET['ln2_size'];
$ln2[3] = $_GET['ln2_color'];

$ln3[0] = $_GET['ln3_text'];
$ln3[1] = $_GET['ln3_font'];
$ln3[2] = $_GET['ln3_size'];
$ln3[3] = $_GET['ln3_color'];

$ln4[0] = $_GET['ln4_text'];
$ln4[1] = $_GET['ln4_font'];
$ln4[2] = $_GET['ln4_size'];
$ln4[3] = $_GET['ln4_color'];

$ln5[0] = $_GET['ln5_text'];
$ln5[1] = $_GET['ln5_font'];
$ln5[2] = $_GET['ln5_size'];
$ln5[3] = $_GET['ln5_color'];


function createImage($bgColor, $logo, $ln1, $ln2, $ln3, $ln4, $ln5){

//create canvas
$width = 500;
$height = 203;
$im = ImageCreateTrueColor($width,$height);
switch($bgColor){

case 'Black' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,0);
  break;
case 'White' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,255,255);
  break;
case 'Gray' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,150,150);
  break;
case 'Red' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,0,0);
  break;
case 'Dark Red' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,0,0);
  break;
case 'Light Green' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,255,0);
  break;
case 'Green' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,150,0);
  break;
case 'Dark Green' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,100,0);
  break;
case 'Blue' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,255);
  break;
case 'Yellow' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,255,0);
  break;
case 'Cyan' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,255,255);
  break;
case 'Purple' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,0,150);
  break;
case 'Violet' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,0,255);
  break;
case 'Pink' :
  $canvas = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,100,255);
  break;

}
ImageFill($im,0,0,$canvas);

//outline canvas
$black = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,0);
ImageRectangle($im,0,0,$width-1,$height-1,$black);

//insert logo



//Line Array
//
//ln[0] = text
//ln[1] = font
//ln[2] = size
//
//End Line Array

//format line 1
$font = 'c:/windows/fonts/'.$ln1[1].'.ttf';
switch($ln1[3]){

case 'Black' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,0);
  break;
case 'White' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,255,255);
  break;
case 'Gray' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,150,150);
  break;
case 'Red' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,0,0);
  break;
case 'Dark Red' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,0,0);
  break;
case 'Light Green' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,255,0);
  break;
case 'Green' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,150,0);
  break;
case 'Dark Green' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,100,0);
  break;
case 'Blue' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,255);
  break;
case 'Yellow' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,255,0);
  break;
case 'Cyan' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,255,255);
  break;
case 'Purple' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,150,0,150);
  break;
case 'Violet' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,0,255);
  break;
case 'Pink' :
  $color = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,100,255);
  break;

}

$box = ImageTTFBBox($ln1[2],0,$font,$ln1[0]);

$d = $box[2] - $box[0];

$align = $width/2 - $d/2;

ImageTTFText($im,$ln1[2],0,$align,45,$color,$font,$ln1[0]);

// Repeats for 4 more lines...



//draw some lines

ImageLine($im,0,150,$width,150,$black);
ImageLine($im,200,150,200,203,$black);
ImageLine($im,375,150,375,203,$black);




//Save to the database

//this will save the path and ID number etc

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'testUser', 'sra259') or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());

mysql_select_db('iluvsocaldb') or die('Could not select database');

$userName = $_SESSION['validUser'];

$query_business = "SELECT businessID FROM business WHERE userName='$userName'";

$result_business = mysql_query($query_business) or die('Query failed: '.mysql_error());

//more database code.......


//where I create teh $locaton variable

$query_ID = "SELECT couponID FROM coupons WHERE businessID='$businessID' AND startDate='$date'";

$result_ID = mysql_query($query_ID) or die('Query failed: '.mysql_error());

$couponID = mysql_result($result_ID,0);

$location = $couponID . '.png';

$query_add = "UPDATE coupons SET location='$location' WHERE couponID='$couponID'";

$result_add = mysql_query($query_add) or die('Query failed: '.mysql_error());

//create and destroy
Header('Content-type: image/png');
ImagePNG($im,$location);
ImageDestroy($im);

//close database

mysql_close($link);

}//ends create image function

createImage($bgColor, $logo, $ln1, $ln2, $ln3, $ln4, $ln5);

}//ends isset function
else{

echo 'You are not authorized to view this page.';

}
?>

[Asperon]

too much code??? ??? lol

[Asperon]

anyone have any answers? I'm still having difficulty, it saves the image as just a black canvas

[Asperon]

I have discovered that the image will save if I do it in the update page, which is the one without any database programming, would it be the database code that is interfering?