ASP has a MeasureString function that returns the width, in pixels, of a string given a certain font/size. Is this possible in PHP?
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ASP has a MeasureString function that returns the width, in pixels, of a string given a certain font/size. Is this possible in PHP?
Yes, using GD library.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagettfbbox.php
this is for text rendered on an image.
Text width varies a bit depending on the browser, OS (font smoothing, different rendering)