[PHP] Creating image on-the-fly

2010-07-07 Thread Karl DeSaulniers 

Hello,
I was wondering if there was any way I can create an image from some  
text with php?


For Eg: I have a text box that will have a number/letter combo,
I want it to dynamically gen the num/lett combo,
then create say a transparent png of that number/letter combo then  
display it to the user.

Can I take this text box and make it a png?

Any pointers or insight appreciated.
If anyone happens to knows of a javascript equiv., that would work too.
TIA

Karl DeSaulniers
Design Drumm
http://designdrumm.com

Re: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly

2010-07-07 Thread Marc Guay 
 I was wondering if there was any way I can create an image from some text
 with php?

Something like this?

http://sgss.me/obsolete/experiments/phpfontimagegenerator2/usage.php

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Re: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly

2010-07-07 Thread Ashley Sheridan 
On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 16:05 -0400, Marc Guay wrote:

  I was wondering if there was any way I can create an image from some text
  with php?
 
 Something like this?
 
 http://sgss.me/obsolete/experiments/phpfontimagegenerator2/usage.php
 


One thing to bear in mind is that this introduces extra server load if
the image is generated dynamically for each visit to a page. It's best
to save the image once it's first created and use that file if it exists
the next time round.

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

RE: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly

2010-07-07 Thread Daevid Vincent 
 

 -Original Message-
 From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk] 
 Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:22 PM
 To: Marc Guay
 Cc: php-general
 Subject: Re: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly
 
 On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 16:05 -0400, Marc Guay wrote:
 
   I was wondering if there was any way I can create an 
 image from some text
   with php?
  
  Something like this?
  
  http://sgss.me/obsolete/experiments/phpfontimagegenerator2/usage.php
  
 
 
 One thing to bear in mind is that this introduces extra server load if
 the image is generated dynamically for each visit to a page. It's best
 to save the image once it's first created and use that file 
 if it exists
 the next time round.
 
 Thanks,
 Ash
 http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

Some folks call this a cache ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache


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RE: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly

2010-07-07 Thread Ashley Sheridan 
On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 13:43 -0700, Daevid Vincent wrote:

 
  -Original Message-
  From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:a...@ashleysheridan.co.uk] 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:22 PM
  To: Marc Guay
  Cc: php-general
  Subject: Re: [PHP] Creating image on-the-fly
  
  On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 16:05 -0400, Marc Guay wrote:
  
I was wondering if there was any way I can create an 
  image from some text
with php?
   
   Something like this?
   
   http://sgss.me/obsolete/experiments/phpfontimagegenerator2/usage.php
   
  
  
  One thing to bear in mind is that this introduces extra server load if
  the image is generated dynamically for each visit to a page. It's best
  to save the image once it's first created and use that file 
  if it exists
  the next time round.
  
  Thanks,
  Ash
  http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
 
 Some folks call this a cache ;-)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache
 
 


Yeah, well if ya wanna get all tek-nik-all! :p

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk