# gd_info

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

gd_info — Retrieve information about the currently installed GD library

### Description

array gd_info ( void )

Gets information about the version and capabilities of the installed GD library.

### Return Values

Returns an associative array.

Elements of array returned by gd_info()
Attribute | Meaning
--- | ---
GD Version | string value describing the installed libgd version.
Freetype Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if Freetype Support is installed.
Freetype Linkage | string value describing the way in which Freetype was linked. Expected values are: 'with freetype', 'with TTF library', and 'with unknown library'. This element will only be defined if Freetype Support evaluated to `TRUE`.
T1Lib Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if T1Lib support is included.
GIF Read Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if support for reading GIF images is included.
GIF Create Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if support for creating GIF images is included.
JPG Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if JPG support is included.
PNG Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if PNG support is included.
WBMP Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if WBMP support is included.
XBM Support | boolean value. `TRUE` if XBM support is included.

### Examples

Example#1 Using gd_info()

`<?php
var_dump(gd_info());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    array(9) {
      ["GD Version"]=>
      string(24) "bundled (2.0 compatible)"
      ["FreeType Support"]=>
      bool(false)
      ["T1Lib Support"]=>
      bool(false)
      ["GIF Read Support"]=>
      bool(true)
      ["GIF Create Support"]=>
      bool(false)
      ["JPG Support"]=>
      bool(false)
      ["PNG Support"]=>
      bool(true)
      ["WBMP Support"]=>
      bool(true)
      ["XBM Support"]=>
      bool(false)
    }

### See Also

- imagepng()
- imagejpeg()
- imagegif()
- imagewbmp()
- imagetypes()