# imagecreatefromgd

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5)

imagecreatefromgd — Create a new image from GD file or URL

### Description

resource imagecreatefromgd ( string `$filename` )

Warning

This function is currently not documented; only the argument list is available.

Tip

You can use a URL as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename and List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers for a list of supported URL protocols.

### Parameters

`filename`

### Notes

Warning

Windows versions of PHP prior to PHP 4.3.0 do not support accessing remote files via this function, even if allow_url_fopen is enabled.