PHP and Convert()

[Galaxy_Stranger]

I'm writing a web-app in PHP that will take an image and stitch it together with another image to create a third image with both originals appearing side-by-side.

As I understand it, Imagemagick's Convert() provides the functionality I need. I've been going through PHPs Imagmagick functionality, but I'm having trouble finding a "convert" method or anything that would work.

What is the preferred method of performing this using PHP?

[fmw42]

Imagick is not well supported and uses different syntax than Imagemagick. I would suggest you just use PHP exec() and run Imagemagick normal command line syntax with convert.

[Bonzo]

I have a lot of Imagemagick and a few Imagick examples on my website

As fmw42 said I would go with the exec() method rather than Imagick although your code should be quite simple.

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<?php  
$cmd = "input1.jpg input2.jpg +append";  
exec("convert $cmd append_horiz.jpg"); 
 ?>  

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<?php  
$im = new Imagick(); 
$im->readImage('input1.jpg'); 
$im->readImage('input1.jpg'); 
$im->resetIterator(); 
$appended = $im->appendImages(FALSE); 
$appended->writeImage('appendImages.jpg');  
$appended->destroy(); 
 ?>  

[Galaxy_Stranger]

Well, if that's what I have to do I'll go for it.

It just seemed odd that there wasn't a built-in way of going about it.

Thanks!

[Bonzo]

Imagemagick is an external program that is not built into php so you can not just use convert. Although I believe version 7 may be built into future versions of php.