alesinicio/imageOverlayer

The alesinicio/imageOverlayer class allows the easy creation of multiple text overlays in images.

The usage is very simple. You will need:

• the class source (imageOverlayer.php);
• the image file which will be overlayed;
• a configuration file which tells how the overlaying will be done;
• the font files (TTF) you will use.

Basic usage

``` use alesinicio\imageOverlayer;

$configurationFile = "overlay_config.php";

$imgOutput = imageOverlayer::overlay($configurationFile); //CREATES AN IMAGE WITH THE OVERLAY. $base64 = imageOverlayer::imgToBase64($imgOutput); //BASE64 ENCODING SO WE AVOID SAVING FILES TO DISK. echo "";

<h2>Advantages</h2>
You can setup multiple overlays. Suppose you want to create both a "Happy Birthday" card and a "Happy Halloween" card. You will then get two images (the templates) and create two configuration files, which will tell the class where the overlays should be placed, and which data.

<h2>Flexible</h2>
The data you will use is configurable. Maybe it will come from a database, maybe from a form, maybe it is hard-coded... it is your choice!

<h2>Requirements</h2>
Your PHP must be compiled with FreeType support.