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Name

pdf_open_memory_image — Takes an GD image and returns an image for placement in a PDF document

Synopsis

int pdf_open_memory_image(pdf, image); resource pdf: PDF object identifier int image: Memory image identifier

Returns

Image identifier or FALSE on error

Description

Opens an image created in memory using PHP's GD functions. This allows not only PDF's to be created on the fly, the images as well including modified pictures and graphs.

Version

Since version 3.0.10 and 4.0

Example

Example 951. Open basic GD created image

<?php

// create an image in GD
// you'll need GD support for this
$im = imagecreate(200,200);
$red = imagecolorallocate($im,255,0,0);
$white = imagecolorallocate($im,255,255,255);
$green = imagecolorallocate($im,0,255,0);
imagefill($im,0,0,$red);
imagearc($im,100, 100, 180, 150, 0, 360, $white);
imagearc($im,100, 100, 70, 90, 90, 270, $green);
imagearc($im,100, 100, 50, 50, 270, 90, $green);

// create new PDF document
$pdf = pdf_new();
pdf_open_file($pdf);
pdf_begin_page($pdf, 500, 700);

// load image from GD
$pim = pdf_open_memory_image($pdf, $im);
imagedestroy($im);
pdf_place_image($pdf, $pim, 100, 100, 1);
pdf_close_image($pdf, $pim);

pdf_end_page($pdf);
pdf_close($pdf);

// output document
$data = pdf_get_buffer($pdf);
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
header("Content-disposition: inline; filename=test.pdf");
header("Content-length: " . strlen($data));
echo $data;

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