[RESOLVED] Quick GD image manipulation question...

[jkurrle]

I'm working with the GD toolset and I noticed that images are loaded with open_image(), then manipulated. My question is this: Do you need to close the image somehow after the manipulation, and if so, how?

I've looked at some code out there and see a die() statement at the end of most of these scripts, is this to close the open_image() function, or does if serve another purpose?

Any basic information here would be greatly appreciated...

[stolzyboy]

i've never used nor heard of open_image() function... are you sure it's a PHP function or is it a user-defined function?

[jkurrle]

Well, I was using the information from http://www.phpit.net/article/image-manipulation-php-gd-part2/ as an example, but for what I'm doing, I suppose I could use imageCreateFromJPEG() instead. I believe I could then use imagedestroy() to clear it from memory.

Am I on the right track here?

[stolzyboy]

yesm