imagecopy

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imagecopyCopy part of an image

Description

imagecopy(
    GdImage $dst_image,
    GdImage $src_image,
    int $dst_x,
    int $dst_y,
    int $src_x,
    int $src_y,
    int $src_width,
    int $src_height
): bool

Copy a part of src_image onto dst_image starting at the x,y coordinates src_x, src_y with a width of src_width and a height of src_height. The portion defined will be copied onto the x,y coordinates, dst_x and dst_y.

Parameters

dst_image

Destination image resource.

src_image

Source image resource.

dst_x

x-coordinate of destination point.

dst_y

y-coordinate of destination point.

src_x

x-coordinate of source point.

src_y

y-coordinate of source point.

src_width

Source width.

src_height

Source height.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 dst_image and src_image expect GdImage instances now; previously, resources were expected.

Examples

Example #1 Cropping the PHP.net logo

<?php
// Create image instances
$src = imagecreatefromgif('php.gif');
$dest = imagecreatetruecolor(80, 40);

// Copy
imagecopy($dest, $src, 0, 0, 20, 13, 80, 40);

// Output and free from memory
header('Content-Type: image/gif');
imagegif($dest);

imagedestroy($dest);
imagedestroy($src);
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Output of example : Cropping the PHP.net logo

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