(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)
imagecreatefromgd — Create a new image from GD file or URL
Create a new image from GD file or URL
A URL can be used as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename and List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a list of supported URL protocols.
Path to the GD file
Returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.
Windows versions of PHP prior to PHP 4.3.0 do not support access of remote files via this function, even if allow_url_fopen is enabled.