gd help

[donkru]

I have been reading this book and its been trying to explain the uses of the gd library. now i understand you can create images to be output. now how do i go and make like an image with a preset image in backround and some text in forground.

I know i have been a little anoying but thanks in adv.

[awesome_aims]

<?php

echo "Hi, Im donkru, echo is the only command I know, I should be posting in the n00bie forum";

?>

[donkru]

<?php
// Shows how ignorant a person is
function ignorant(){
if USER is ignorant(){
echo "You are ignorant";
}
elseif(USER !ignorant){
"A fatal error has occurd";
}exit();
}
// Tells that person off with extream censorship and restraint
ignorant();
echo "Up Yours";
?>

[awesome_aims]

<?php
$username = "incompetent";
$password = "dittousername";
$database = "whats_a_database";
// connects to..... huh, what was I doing
mysql_connect(do what, $username, $password);
@mysql_select_db($database) or die("I dont wanna die!!!");
$query = "SELECT * FROM wtf_am_i_doing WHERE lonely = 'yes'";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$str = mysql_result($result, 0, 'homo');
// $str = yes //
?>

[donkru]

<?php
require('gun');
explode('your head');
?>

[Weedpacket]

1. Create a new image (GD Lib provides functions for this)

2. Load the background image (GD Lib provides functions for this)

3. Copy the background image into the new image (GD Lib provides functions for this)

4. Write text on the new image (GD Lib provides functions for this)

5. Output the new image (GD Lib provides functions for this)

[richie]

<?php
// Import the image to use... (Uses this file as background)
$TheImage = ImageCreateFromPNG("./imagefile.png");

// Color the text...
$ColorText = imagecolorallocate($TheImage, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);

// printing the text:
ImageTTFText($TheImage, 14, 0, 5, 20, $ColorText, "Verdana", "Some sample text");

// Let the browser know that it is an image..
header("Content-Type: image/PNG");

ImagePng ($TheImage);
?>

Read up on all the individual functions to learn more.