dpsleep

so i have an itunes controller i mad a long while ago, but never finished. i have it loading artwork, but the only problem is, when i have it save the image file to a temp directory, i have to make the filename and extention. the problem this gives me is the image file could be jpg bmp png anything and i wont know cause im telling it the file name. so i was wondering if there was a function in php i could use to find the image type, cause i just cant figure anything out. if you want a look at the controller, just goto http://austin.cycodude.com:81/player.php.

DaWei

See here and the comments therewith.

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dpsleep

thanks a bunch, ive been searching php.net for a while but i never found that.
edit: ok i have no clue how this works, totaly undocumented exept comments that say nothing but how to do that without that function.

dpsleep

ok well i got it working now by useing
list($width, $height, $type, $attr) = getimagesize($artwork);
if ($type == "2"){
$albumart = imagecreatefromjpeg($artwork);
}elseif($type == "3"){
$albumart = imagecreatefrompng($artwork);
}
works good, thanks for trying
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DaWei

That sounds like you want me to hold your hand and pat your butt (and do it for you). You know why it sounds like that? Because you don't say shit. You don't say, "I tried this and I got these errors", or "I did this and my system barfed in its cuff." You need to go read the "How to Post a Question" thread, and maybe that "How to ask questions the smart way" that's referenced in the forum's FAQ. If you just don't know what the hell you're doing, that's okay, too, but just flat out say that.

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dpsleep

um.. i did tell you what was wrong, i dont know how to use the function, let alone load it since i have no clue what extention i have to load, its undocumented so there isnt anything i can do with it. now about this holding my hand and patting my butt? i dont need you to hold my hand or help me in a detailed manner, i never asked for that. all i wsa asking is if anyone knew a function that would tell me the type of image a was looking at, without looking at just the extention, but the actual file contents. now im thankfull for you trying to help me, but when i tell you that i cant use it cause its undocumented, and you blow up telling me your gonna pat my butt?!?! i figured out that getimagesize gives you the file type the way i needed. like i said, thanks for trying but you dont gotta get all pissy, i know what im doing and i was just asking for a quick point in the right direction, not for you to hold my hand and pat my butt.

Ooble

If you load the file into a string first, you can use the imagecreatefromstring function, which will automatically detect the file type.

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dpsleep

oo cool, that works better. thanks for the help.