[Resolved] different way of doing this image creation

[demosthenes705]

is there a different way to do this

<?php
  ###################
  ##GET USERNAME##
  ###################

  $AccountName = $_POST['username'];

  ##################
  ##CREATE IMAGE##
  ##################


  $im = imagecreate(500,60);
  $fg = imagecolorallocate($im,100,120,130);
  $bg = imagecolorallocate($im,255,255,255);
  $borc = imagecolorallocate($im,0,0,0);
  imagefill($im,0,0,$bg);
  imagerectangle($im,0,0,499,59,$borc);

  ##########################
  ##GET INFO TO MAKE SIG##
  #########################

  include("db.php");
  $query = "(\"SELECT * FROM `silent_aggressions` WHERE AccountName='$AccountName' LIMIT 0,1\")"; 
  $result = mysql_query($query);
  $row = $result;

  #######################################################################################
  ## Draw Variables Holding User's Information From Database, Since User Is On Team SA ##
  #######################################################################################

  $Line1 = "Username:";
  $Line2 = $row["AccountName"];
  $Line3 = "Team:";
  $Line4 = $row["TeamName"];
  $Line5 = "Keys:";
  $Line6 = $row["TotalKeyCount"];
  $Line7 = "Clicks:";
  $Line8 = $row["TotalMouseClicks"];
  $Line9 = "Rank:";
  $Line10 = $row["Rank"];
  $Line11 = "Team Rank:";
  $Line12 = $row["TeamRank"];


  ########################################
  ## Pull Both RGB Colors From Database ##
  ########################################

  $r1 = $row['r1'];
  $b1 = $row['b1'];
  $g1 = $row['g1'];

  $r2 = $row['r2'];
  $b2 = $row['b2'];
  $g2 = $row['g2'];

  #######################################
  ## Create Colors To Use In The Image ##
  #######################################

  $color = imagecolorallocate($im, $r1, $b1, $g1);
  $color = imagecolorallocate($im, $r2, $b2, $g2);

  #################
  ## Define Font ##
  #################

  $font = 'mckenzie.tff';


  ##############################################################
  ## Start Placeing User's Information Onto Image 84, 123, 84 ##
  ##############################################################

  ##################
  ## Col 1, Row 1 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 7, 23, $color, $font, $Line1);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 65, 23, $color1, $font, $Line2);

  ##################
  ## Col 1, Row 2 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 7, 52, $color, $font, $Line3);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 40, 52, $color1, $font, $Line4);

  ##################
  ## Col 2, Row 1 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 165, 23, $color, $font, $Line5);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 197, 23, $color1, $font, $Line6);

  ##################
  ## Col 2, Row 2 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 165, 52, $color, $font, $Line7);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 200, 52, $color1, $font, $Line8);

  ##################
  ## Col 3, Row 1 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 275, 23, $color, $font, $Line9);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 308, 23, $color1, $font, $Line10);

  ##################
  ## Col 3, Row 2 ##
  ##################

  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 275, 52, $color, $font, $Line11);
  imagettftext($im, 15, 0, 338, 52, $color1, $font, $Line12);



  ##################
  ## Finish Image ##
  ##################

  imagepng($im);

  ###############################
  ##FINALLY DESTORY THE IMAGE!!##
  ###############################

imagedestroy($im);

?>

[bpat1434]

What do you mean "easier"? Faster, better, less code, cleaner? What?

~Brett

[demosthenes705]

most hosts don't have turned on what needs to be turned on. so i am wondering if there is a better way to do it that most hosts will support

[bpat1434]

Hosts don't support what? The GD library is packaged with php automatically as of PHP v4.3.x as a standard thing. The only "installation" that you would need to do is to maybe uncomment a line allowing it.

Using the GD library if you ask me is the best. Most hosts will support the GD library if you ask them to. And if they don't, then it's not worth paying them.

~Brett

[demosthenes705]

o well it really doesn't matter anymore because i am getting a new host soon