Comments on: Merge Image Layers in PHP http://phpstarter.net/2009/07/merge-image-layers-in-php/ PHP Tips & Tools From Starters to Experts Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Andrew http://phpstarter.net/2009/07/merge-image-layers-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Andrew Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:07:53 +0000 http://phpstarter.net/?p=455#comment-403 <p>The file_get_contents() function does not work in all environments - only the ones that have <span class="term"> <em><tt class="parameter">allow_url_fopen</tt></em></span> set to true in the PHP configuration.  I have had more luck across hosting environments that way.</p> <p>If you are sure that allow_url_fopen will be enabled where you are using this, then ya, it would probably be easier than including the Snoopy class.</p> <p>Glad you find the articles useful! :)</p> The file_get_contents() function does not work in all environments – only the ones that have  allow_url_fopen set to true in the PHP configuration.  I have had more luck across hosting environments that way.

If you are sure that allow_url_fopen will be enabled where you are using this, then ya, it would probably be easier than including the Snoopy class.

Glad you find the articles useful! :)

]]> By: Tim Barmann http://phpstarter.net/2009/07/merge-image-layers-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Tim Barmann Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:51:53 +0000 http://phpstarter.net/?p=455#comment-402 Hi Andrew, I very much appreciate your great work and your willingness to share it.  Question - why do you use the Snoopy class instead of something like PHP's file_get_contents() ? Thanks again, Tim Hi Andrew,
I very much appreciate your great work and your willingness to share it.  Question – why do you use the Snoopy class instead of something like PHP’s file_get_contents() ?
Thanks again,
Tim

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