Return a GIF Image

[Anon]

I have a PHP program that I want to return a GIF image. I want the program to work from a <IMG> tag. Basically like this:

<IMG SRC="test.php?value=image1">

The PHP program will check the value and return an image based on it. In this example, it might return image1.gif. Can I just open a GIF image and "echo" it's data? Can I re-direct to the GIF?

What's the best way to do this?

Thanks,
Joel

[Anon]

Can I just open a GIF image and "echo" it's data? <<

Yes.

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Only if you first send the proper image headers. Read the manual/search the forum.