(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)
imagebmp — Output a BMP image to browser or file
Outputs or saves a BMP version of the given image.
imageA GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor() .
fileThe path or an open stream resource (which is automatically closed after this function returns) to save the file to. If not set or null , the raw image stream will be output directly.
Note:
nullis invalid if thecompressedarguments is not used.
compressedWhether the BMP should be compressed with run-length encoding (RLE), or not.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
However, if libgd fails to output the image, this function returns true .
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
image expects a GdImage
instance now; previously, a valid gd resource was expected.
|
| 8.0.0 |
The type of compressed is bool now; formerly it was int .
|
Example #1 Saving a BMP file
<?php
// Create a blank image and add some text
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(120, 20);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 233, 14, 91);
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5, 'BMP with PHP', $text_color);
// Save the image
imagebmp($im, 'php.bmp');
?>