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Generating Images on the Fly With PHP

For developers like Divyesh, one of the most popular features of PHP is real-time image generation. That is, we can create a new image canvas, "paint" it, and either save it to a file, or send it directly to the browser. In this article, Divyesh will show you how to create an image in real-time with PHP.

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By: Divyesh Jariwala

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December 13, 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

· Generating Images on the Fly With PHP
· The GD image library
· Creating our image
· Displaying our image
· Generating the random number
· Changing the font of our random number
· Conclusion

Generating Images on the Fly With PHP - Conclusion
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In this article, I’ve just touched upon the possibilities that are available by using the GD image library with PHP. Hopefully, though, you will have some clever ideas, which will put the GD image library to good use. For more information on image generation in PHP, checkout the links and my recommended books, which are shown below.

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