PHP | imagecreatefrombmp() Function

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The imagecreatefrombmp() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new image from file or URL.

Syntax:

resource imagecreatefrombmp( string $filename )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $filename which holds the name or URL of a file.

Return Value: This function returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.

Below given programs illustrate the imagecreatefrombmp() function in PHP:

Program 1: Viewing a bmp file in browser.

<?php 
  
// Load the BMP image 
$im = imagecreatefrombmp( 
'https://zambiatek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/g4gbmp.bmp'); 
  
// Output the image to browser 
header('Content-type: image/bmp');   
imagebmp($im); 
imagedestroy($im); 
?> 

Output:

Program 2: This program converting the bitmap into png.

<?php 
  
// Load the BMP image 
$im = imagecreatefrombmp( 
'https://zambiatek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/g4gbmp.bmp'); 
  
// Convert it to a PNG file, press Ctrl + S to save the new png image 
header('Content-type: image/png');   
imagepng($im); 
imagedestroy($im); 
?> 