PHP GD Image Functions: Create and Manipulate Images

Start with GD support and a true-color canvas

The GD extension can create and edit JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and other supported formats. Check that the extension is loaded, create a true-color image, draw on it, then output or save the result.

<?php
if (!extension_loaded('gd')) {
    exit('GD extension is not enabled.');
}

$image = imagecreatetruecolor(320, 120);
$background = imagecolorallocate($image, 245, 245, 245);
$text = imagecolorallocate($image, 30, 60, 120);
imagefilledrectangle($image, 0, 0, 319, 119, $background);
imagestring($image, 5, 20, 45, 'PHP GD', $text);

header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($image);
?>