If you would like to try it out, look at the pattern then try yourself:
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/random-Erikina.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/blue-Billy.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/red-devil.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/pink-girl.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/pink-Username.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/sblue-fool.gif
http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/green-ih8green.gif
etc.
Well commented.
PHP
<?php
//Made by Eric Springer for http://www.fantastictutorials.com
//$font should be true type
$font = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/trebucbd.ttf';
// This is the average pixel per character width for the font (you can always guess)
$pixels_a_character = 6.5;
//This is the background image width, if you are using lots of backgrounds
//use getimagesize()
$image_width = 80;
//
$name = stripslashes($_GET['name']); //So that we don't see annoying slashes
$string_size = ceil(strlen($name)*$pixels_a_character);
if($string_size > $image_width){
$size = 6; //This a font size
$padding = 5; //Padding from the left of the image
} else {
$padding = ($image_width - $string_size) / 2;
$size = 10; //This is a font size
}
if($_GET['color'] ){
if($_GET['color'] == 'random'){
$num = rand(1,6);
if($num == 1){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blue.gif'; }
elseif($num == 1){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/gray.gif'; }
elseif($num == 2){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/green.gif'; }
elseif($num == 3){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/pink.gif'; }
elseif($num == 4){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/purple.gif'; }
elseif($num == 5){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/red.gif'; }
elseif($num == 6){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/sblue.gif'; }
else { $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif'; }
}
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'blue' ){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blue.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'gray'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/gray.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'green'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/green.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'pink'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/pink.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'purple'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/purple.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'red'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/red.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'sblue'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/sblue.gif'; }
else { $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif'; }
} else {
$bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif';
}
//blank.gif is the default image if errors occurr.
$im = imagecreatefromgif($bgpic);
$textcolor = imagecolorat($im, 0, 0);
imagettftext($im, $size, 0, $padding, 75, $textcolor, $font, $name);
header("Content-type: image/gif"); //important headers
imagegif($im); //create a gif
?>
//Made by Eric Springer for http://www.fantastictutorials.com
//$font should be true type
$font = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/trebucbd.ttf';
// This is the average pixel per character width for the font (you can always guess)
$pixels_a_character = 6.5;
//This is the background image width, if you are using lots of backgrounds
//use getimagesize()
$image_width = 80;
//
$name = stripslashes($_GET['name']); //So that we don't see annoying slashes
$string_size = ceil(strlen($name)*$pixels_a_character);
if($string_size > $image_width){
$size = 6; //This a font size
$padding = 5; //Padding from the left of the image
} else {
$padding = ($image_width - $string_size) / 2;
$size = 10; //This is a font size
}
if($_GET['color'] ){
if($_GET['color'] == 'random'){
$num = rand(1,6);
if($num == 1){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blue.gif'; }
elseif($num == 1){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/gray.gif'; }
elseif($num == 2){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/green.gif'; }
elseif($num == 3){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/pink.gif'; }
elseif($num == 4){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/purple.gif'; }
elseif($num == 5){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/red.gif'; }
elseif($num == 6){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/sblue.gif'; }
else { $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif'; }
}
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'blue' ){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blue.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'gray'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/gray.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'green'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/green.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'pink'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/pink.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'purple'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/purple.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'red'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/red.gif'; }
elseif($_GET['color'] == 'sblue'){ $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/sblue.gif'; }
else { $bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif'; }
} else {
$bgpic = 'http://www.thesecondbestsite.com/avatars/blank.gif';
}
//blank.gif is the default image if errors occurr.
$im = imagecreatefromgif($bgpic);
$textcolor = imagecolorat($im, 0, 0);
imagettftext($im, $size, 0, $padding, 75, $textcolor, $font, $name);
header("Content-type: image/gif"); //important headers
imagegif($im); //create a gif
?>
What do you think?
