[PHP] How do i... ?

[Recursion]

Hello

How would I make a script where you would input some text, then that would make images from a font file ??

Thanks
Tom

[Invent]

PHP GD

Couldn't be bothered to write my own code, so yeah here is the PHP.net tutorial with a change to make it save the image.

Make a file called text.php and inside it put:

 <?php
// Set the content-type
header("Content-type: image/gif");

// 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 = $_POST['text'];
// Replace path by your own font path
$font = 'font.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);

$rand = rand(0, 60000);

// Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()
imagegif($im,'$rand.gif');
imagedestroy($im);
?>

Make a file called index.php and in it have a form send the data to text.php and name the form which you type the text into called "text".

Enjoy.

[Recursion]

I know but i dunno GD

[Invent]

Look at my post, I editied it ;]

[Recursion]

That wouldn't let me use a say... .ttf font file?

[Invent]

Yes it would.

Just upload the font to your site

And then just change: $font = 'font.ttf';

[Recursion]

ahh yes didn't see that line

Thanks Ill see if i can get something going

[Recursion]

Now... How would I make it so that they could choose a fill and line colour like in Word for this ???

[Tomm]

Now... How would I make it so that they could choose a fill and line colour like in Word for this ???

Fill and line are the same thing :S

To create new colours:

imagecolorallocate($im, red, green, blue);

Change the values of red green blue.

[Recursion]

Fill and line are the same thing :S

No say in like Fireworks, you have line and fill colours for text...