random image code validation script

[daveh33]

I found this sample script online: -

<?php
if (empty($_SESSION['rand_code'])) {
    $str = "";
    $length = 0;
    for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
        // this numbers refer to numbers of the ascii table (small-caps)
        $str .= chr(rand(97, 122));
    }
    $_SESSION['rand_code'] = $str;
}
$imgX = 60;
$imgY = 20;
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(60, 20);

$backgr_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 238,239,239);
$border_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 208,208,208);
$text_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 46,60,31);

imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, 60, 20, $backgr_col);
imagerectangle($image, 0, 0, 59, 19, $border_col);

$font = "VeraSe.ttf"; // it's a Bitstream font check www.gnome.org for more
$font_size = 10;
$angle = 0;
$box = imagettfbbox($font_size, $angle, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);
$x = (int)($imgX - $box[4]) / 2;
$y = (int)($imgY - $box[5]) / 2;
imagettftext($image, $font_size, $angle, $x, $y, $text_col, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);

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

 

Whatever I seem to do I cant seem to stop these errors

 

Warning: imagettfbbox() [function.imagettfbbox]: Could not read font

 

Warning: imagettftext() [function.imagettftext]: Could not read font

 

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by

 

the font is in the same directory and the file is CMOD to 0777

 

Can someone please help and point out where I am going wrong

[daveh33]

Anyone have any ideas what would cause these errors?

[rajivgonsalves]

I have never worked with image function but from what I see in the errors it cannot find the font file "VeraSe.ttf" try some other font it may work

[daveh33]

yes thats what I thought, is there a way to set it to arial or something default without having to specify the location of the font?

[rajivgonsalves]

try this

 

$font = "fonts/arial.ttf";

[daveh33]

Warning: imagettfbbox() [function.imagettfbbox]: Invalid font filename

[rajivgonsalves]

just try

 

$font = "arial.ttf";

[daveh33]

Still shows same error

[runnerjp]

try this...sometimes better to start from scratch

 

<?php
/*
example of usage:

inside your form
<input type="text" name="validator" id="validator" size="4" />
<img src="random.php" alt="CAPTCHA image" width="60" height="20" vspace="1" align="top" />

and test the value of the "validator" form field like:
if (!empty($_POST['validator']) && $_POST['validator'] == $_SESSION['rand_code']) {
    process your form here
    at least destroy the session
    unset($_SESSION['rand_code']);
*/

// save this code in your random script
session_start();

if (empty($_SESSION['rand_code'])) {
    $str = "";
    $length = 0;
    for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
        // this numbers refer to numbers of the ascii table (small-caps)
        $str .= chr(rand(97, 122));
    }
    $_SESSION['rand_code'] = $str;
}

$imgX = 60;
$imgY = 20;
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(60, 20);

$backgr_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 238,239,239);
$border_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 208,208,208);
$text_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 46,60,31);

imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, 60, 20, $backgr_col);
imagerectangle($image, 0, 0, 59, 19, $border_col);

$font = "VeraSe.ttf"; // it's a Bitstream font check www.gnome.org for more
$font_size = 10;
$angle = 0;
$box = imagettfbbox($font_size, $angle, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);
$x = (int)($imgX - $box[4]) / 2;
$y = (int)($imgY - $box[5]) / 2;
imagettftext($image, $font_size, $angle, $x, $y, $text_col, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);

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

[daveh33]

Tried that - here is the code I copied

<?php
/*
example of usage:

inside your form
<input type="text" name="validator" id="validator" size="4" />
<img src="random.php" alt="CAPTCHA image" width="60" height="20" vspace="1" align="top" />

and test the value of the "validator" form field like:
if (!empty($_POST['validator']) && $_POST['validator'] == $_SESSION['rand_code']) {
    process your form here
    at least destroy the session
    unset($_SESSION['rand_code']);
*/

// save this code in your random script
session_start();

if (empty($_SESSION['rand_code'])) {
    $str = "";
    $length = 0;
    for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
        // this numbers refer to numbers of the ascii table (small-caps)
        $str .= chr(rand(97, 122));
    }
    $_SESSION['rand_code'] = $str;
}

$imgX = 60;
$imgY = 20;
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(60, 20);

$backgr_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 238,239,239);
$border_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 208,208,208);
$text_col = imagecolorallocate($image, 46,60,31);

imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, 60, 20, $backgr_col);
imagerectangle($image, 0, 0, 59, 19, $border_col);

$font = "VeraSe.ttf"; // it's a Bitstream font check www.gnome.org for more
$font_size = 10;
$angle = 0;
$box = imagettfbbox($font_size, $angle, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);
$x = (int)($imgX - $box[4]) / 2;
$y = (int)($imgY - $box[5]) / 2;
imagettftext($image, $font_size, $angle, $x, $y, $text_col, $font, $_SESSION['rand_code']);

header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($image);
imagedestroy ($image);
?>
<input type="text" name="validator" id="validator" size="4" />
<img src="random.php" alt="CAPTCHA image" width="60" height="20" vspace="1" align="top" />

 

saved as random.php - it displays the below: -

 

 

Warning: imagettfbbox() [function.imagettfbbox]: Invalid font filename

 

Warning: imagettftext() [function.imagettftext]: Invalid font filename

 

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent

‰PNG ��� IHDR���<������^aÉ~���GIDATxœíÎA �0ÀnAÇðï dØ£dIOÁ­ˆÀoÀqŸn4Tæž>¼PšEi¥Y”fQšEi¥Y”f1�•9Ýè¹ÿÊ@x¸?´����IEND®B`‚ CAPTCHA image

[runnerjp]

humm thats intresting you are getting that same error as other script hummm gimme a bit to figure it out