[SOLVED] Text to Image

[mattal999]

is there any way to turn:

 

http://www.games4uonline.com/drag/gamercard.php?username=mattal999

 

into a picture online? using php?

 

thanks

[mattal999]

anyone?

[MadTechie]

yes.

read the page in and filter the data you want (RegEx)

then create an image from it

 

image example

<?php
header("Content-type: image/png");
$im = @imagecreate(110, 20)
    or die("Cannot Initialize new GD image stream");
$background_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 233, 14, 91);
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5,  "A Simple Text String", $text_color);
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?> 

[mattal999]

yes, that would work,

 

but is there an easier waY?

 

like take a screenshot and then crop it and put it on the screen?

 

that would b so much easier!

[MadTechie]

sure.. you could do that.. (manually)

 

 

(not with a standard php setup) and to have it run automatically would be slower and cost more to run.. and in the long run, probably not easier...

[mattal999]

well, is there a way to add a premade background? into the php made picture?

[MadTechie]

try this

<?php
header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
$im = @imagecreatefromjpeg("test.jpg"); 
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5,  "A Simple Text String", $text_color);
imagejpeg($img);
?> 

[mattal999]

look at the comparison:

 

http://games4uonline.com/drag/gamercard.php?username=mattal999

 

and here is the code to card.php:

 

<?php

session_start();

include 'connect.php';



$username = $_GET['username'];

$drag1="SELECT * from dragusers WHERE username='$username'";

$drag2=mysql_query($drag1) or die("Could not select car.");

$drag3=mysql_fetch_array($drag2);


$im = @imagecreatefromgif('card.GIF')
or die("Cannot Initialize new GD image stream");
$background_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 56, 56, 56);
$text_blue = imagecolorallocate($im, 30, 144, 255); 

header("Content-type: image/png");
imagestring($im, 2, 11, 7,  "" . $username . "", $text_blue);
imagestring($im, 2, 38, 25,  "" . $drag3[car] . "", $text_color);
imagestring($im, 2, 55, 38,  "" . $drag3[engine] . "L (" . $drag3[enginel] . ")", $text_color);
imagestring($im, 2, 54, 50,  "" . $drag3[credits] . "", $text_color);
imagestring($im, 2, 75, 62,  "" . $drag3[races] . "", $text_color);
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);

?> 

 

can you try and change the font to 'Bold 10px verdana' and can you try and make the text on the right?

 

Thanks

 

P.S. The car names will be different lengths!

[marcus]

You're going to need to use imagettftext and load Verdana yourself.

[cooldude832]

fyi taking a screenshot and then using that would be 1000 times more work than generating your own image.

[MadTechie]

personally i would use imagestring for all the text, as for changing the font you need to use imageloadfont()

or imagettftext, but i don't think you can justify the text (i think not)..your best best is probably padding

[mattal999]

well, ive managed to get the verdana in there, but how can i make it bold?

[MadTechie]

either use the bold font from the verdana family or emulate it

 

This function will make your text bold:

<?php
function drawboldtext($image, $size, $angle, $x_cord, $y_cord, $r, $g, $b, $fontfile, $text)
{
   $color = ImageColorAllocate($image, $r, $g, $b);
   $_x = array(1, 0, 1, 0, -1, -1, 1, 0, -1);
   $_y = array(0, -1, -1, 0, 0, -1, 1, 1, 1);
   for($n=0;$n<=8;$n++)
   {
      ImageTTFText($image, $size, $angle, $x_cord+$_x[$n], $y_cord+$_y[$n], $color, $fontfile, $text);
   }
}
?>

[mattal999]

i dont seem to have the 'verdana bold' font...

 

and that function makes it way too large! i tried that when i made it into verdana...

[marcus]

You should just use the Verdana-Bold TTF.

 

 

http://neoblob.com/verdanab.ttf

[mattal999]

sorted, have a look at it now!

 

It looks awesome! Thanks guys