PHP | imagecreatefrombmp() Function

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://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20200122193540/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://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20200122193540/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);
?>

Output:

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecreatefrombmp.php