Req #54859 [Opn->Csd]: GD: image* support for PHP streams

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54859&edit=1 ID: 54859 User updated by: dziastinux at gmail dot com Reported by: dziastinux at gmail dot com Summary: GD: image* support for PHP streams -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: GD related Operating System: All PHP Version: 5.3.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: And this is the reason why it is feature request. I found out it is impossible to implement memory stream support. See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6917224/php-memory-php-temp-preserving-stream-data-on-subsequent-handle-creation Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-02-25 02:25:45] james dot cohen at gmail dot com Using output buffering you can capture the output to variables. It's described in some comments to the documentation: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagepng.php#53021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-05-19 11:22:47] dziastinux at gmail dot com Description: ------------ imagepng/imapgejpg/imagegd.. do not accept PHP streams as string parameter ('php://memory'). Test script: --------------- $fileName = 'php://memory'; imagepng($image, $fileName); $imageData = file_get_contents( $fileName ); Actual result: -------------- Warning: imagepng() [function.imagepng]: Unable to open 'php://memory' for writing: Invalid argument... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54859&edit=1