This little function allows you to create an image based on the popular image types without worrying about what it is:
<?php
function imageCreateFromAny($filepath) {
$type = exif_imagetype($filepath); // [] if you don't have exif you could use getImageSize()
$allowedTypes = array(
1, // [] gif
2, // [] jpg
3, // [] png
6 // [] bmp
);
if (!in_array($type, $allowedTypes)) {
return false;
}
switch ($type) {
case 1 :
$im = imageCreateFromGif($filepath);
break;
case 2 :
$im = imageCreateFromJpeg($filepath);
break;
case 3 :
$im = imageCreateFromPng($filepath);
break;
case 6 :
$im = imageCreateFromBmp($filepath);
break;
}
return $im;
}
?>