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imagecreatefromgd

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)

imagecreatefromgdCreate a new image from GD file or URL

Description

resource imagecreatefromgd ( string $filename )

Create a new image from GD file or URL

Tip

A URL can be used as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename and List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a list of supported URL protocols.

Parameters

filename

Path to the GD file

Return Values

Returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.

Notes

Warning

Windows versions of PHP prior to PHP 4.3.0 do not support access of remote files via this function, even if allow_url_fopen is enabled.


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