Question

I’m using Creating image function to create an image with exact text message using the following code

<?PHP
header ("Content-type: image/gif");
$image=imagecreatefromgif("myimage.gif"); // will be background img
$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0,0,0);
$message = "Hello Egypt";
imagestring($image, 4, 25, 10, $message, $black);
imagegif($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

The output should be like this

Now my question is there any way i can write image over it not only text
so that if i’ve flag image at same path (flag.gif ) and i would like to write it just after my $message to be like this

so is this possible and how could be ! ~ thanks a lot

Update
based on @MarcB idea of using imagecopy function

<?PHP
header ("Content-type: image/gif");
$image=imagecreatefromgif("myimage.gif"); // will be background img


$src = imagecreatefromjpeg('flag.jpg');// new image will add
imagecopy($image, $src, 120, 10, 0, 0, 32, 20);

$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0,0,0);
$message = "Hello Egypt";
imagestring($image, 4, 25, 10, $message, $black);

imagegif($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

the output is not true color WHY 🙁

ANY help about this new problem ~ thanks

Answer 1

With the help of Surreal Dreams and Marc B
This one works fine

<?PHP
header ("Content-type: image/gif");

$image=imagecreatefromjpeg("myimage.jpg"); // will be background img

$src = imagecreatefromjpeg('flag.jpg');// new image will add

imagecopy($image, $src, 120, 10, 0, 0, 32, 20);


$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0,0,0);
$message = "Hello Egypt";

imagestring($image, 4, 25, 10, $message, $black);
imagegif($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

Output

I’ve should have learned the following functions

1. imagecopy
2. imagecreatefromjpeg
3. imagecreatefromgif