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imagecopy

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

imagecopy — Copy 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);
?>