[SOLVED] Text to Image

[kusal]

Hi

 

I want to convert a string that is retrieved from a mysql database to a image that contain the text.

can I do this in PHP

 

Thank you

[revraz]

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.gd-info.php

[kusal]

<?php

// Set the content-type

header("Content-type: image/png");

 

// Create the image

$im = imagecreatetruecolor(400, 30);

 

// Create some colors

$white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);

$grey = imagecolorallocate($im, 128, 128, 128);

$black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);

imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 399, 29, $white);

 

// 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, $black, $font, $text);

 

// Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()

imagepng($im);

imagedestroy($im);

?>

 

how can I embed this png file into a html file or PHP file?

[rhodesa]

1) put that code into it's own file...let's call it image.php

2) on your website, refer to it like you would a normal image:

<img src="image.php" />

[kusal]

Thank you it works