shadows in gd image

[ori]

im trying to add a shadow to my image generator it generates png transparent bg by telling it font color, font size and text.

i dunno how to add shadow to the image



Added after 56 minutes:

just realised it may help if i post my code

<?php
header("Content-type: image/png"); //Picture Format 
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate"); // HTTP/1.1 
header("Pragma: no-cache"); // NO CACHE 
$size = imagettfbbox($_GET['size'], 0, $font,$_GET['text']);
$bg = imagecreatetruecolor($xsize, $ysize); //create Image of size 350px x 75px 
imagesavealpha($bg, true); //This will make it transparent 
$trans_colour = imagecolorallocatealpha($bg, 0, 0, 0, 127); 
imagefill($bg, 0, 0, $trans_colour); 
$color = ImageColorAllocate($bg,$r_txt,$g_txt,$b_txt);
imagettftext($bg, $_GET['size'], 0, abs($size[0]), abs($size[5]), $color, $font, $_GET['text']); //Writes text to the image using fonts using FreeType 2 
imagepng($bg); //Create image 
ImageDestroy($bg); //destroy image 
?>

[Anshul]

you may use ImageMagick it wil more easier fr u to achieve the same

[leadiztah]

i tried to use your code...
and suddenly this message appear..

The image “http://localhost/image.php” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

hehe..

[ori]

i know i wasnt gonna give away my code lol... it has bits missing but u can access the file here: wapdesire.com/img.php?color=ff0000&text=test&size=50

you may use ImageMagick it wil more easier fr u to achieve the same

i would if i knew it theres no point trying to use something i know nothing about...

[ori]

problem fixed the solution was quite easy

$black = imagecolorallocate($bg, 0,0,0);
$color = ImageColorAllocate($bg,$r_txt,$g_txt,$b_txt);
$xoffset = abs($size[0])/8;
$yoffset = abs($size[5])/8;
imagettftext($bg, $_GET['size'], 0, abs($size[0])+$xoffset, abs($size[5])+$yoffset, $black, $font, $_GET['text']); //Writes text to the image using fonts using FreeType 2 
imagettftext($bg, $_GET['size'], 0, abs($size[0]), abs($size[5]), $color, $font, $_GET['text']); //Writes text to the image using fonts using FreeType 2 
imagepng($bg); //Create image 
ImageDestroy($bg); //destroy image 

[Anshul]

well u can check its official site ImageMagick v6 Examples
or
PHP: ImageMagick - Manual

[ori]

ok thanks ill have a look