PHP GD Image help

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Hello,

I want to create an image in Photoshop and then have a PHP script output data to it, kinda like the Last.FM signatures.

So I have some code, and if I put "echo $text;" into a file it will echo the output (a countdown). How would I make it so that this is put onto a specific place on an image?

Like Tom743's (thanks for the code by the way LOL)
Thanks

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Its alot more than just echoing some text onto an image, you have to setup the image first then assign colours etc.... ( gd of course).

I will edit with a very basic script to make a signature using a peice of text from a $_GET request.

So hold up

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I knew it was more complex, im just clueless with GD and PHP in general, I can edit scripts but not create them

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Hello,

I want to create an image in Photoshop and then have a PHP script output data to it, kinda like the Last.FM signatures.

So I have some code, and if I put "echo $text;" into a file it will echo the output (a countdown). How would I make it so that this is put onto a specific place on an image?

Like Tom743's (thanks for the code by the way LOL)
Thanks

If you are trying to input it into a GD image you wont use echo text.

header("Content-type: image/gif");
$image = imagecreatefromgif( "yourbackgroundimage.gif" );
$colour = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0); //RGB colour, used for the text color
imagestring( $image, 5, 20, 20, $text, $colour ); //the image background, font size, width, height, text to echo, colour
imagegif( $image );
imagedestroy( $image ); 

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Aha thanks

+REP

EDIT: Gotta spread

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Note how bad that script is. It limits you in terms of fonts... you will always be stuck with that shocking system font.

Either way it will do what you want, just look into more tuts online which will cover more aspects.

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Ill steal the font code from the Last.FM code.

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Note how bad that script is. It limits you in terms of fonts... you will always be stuck with that shocking system font.

I have had to do it like that for my script because awardspace doesn't allow fonts been uploaded

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Fair enough, but maybe then get a better host? (not free)

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Thanks guys

Just waiting for Photoshop to finish reinstalling (yawn)

I would +REP but I have to spread for both of you