The imagecreatefrombmp() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new image from file or URL.
Syntax:
resource imagecreatefrombmp( string $filename )
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $filename which holds the name or URL of a file.
Return Value: This function returns an image resource identifier on success, FALSE on errors.
Below given programs illustrate the imagecreatefrombmp() function in PHP:
Program 1: Viewing a bmp file in browser.
<?php   // Load the BMP image $im = imagecreatefrombmp(   // Output the image to browser header('Content-type: image/bmp');  imagebmp($im); imagedestroy($im); ?> |
Output:
Program 2: This program converting the bitmap into png.
<?php   // Load the BMP image $im = imagecreatefrombmp(   // Convert it to a PNG file, press Ctrl + S to save the new png image header('Content-type: image/png');  imagepng($im); imagedestroy($im); ?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecreatefrombmp.php
