Create a new image from file or URL

# imagecreatefromxbm

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.1, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imagecreatefromxbm — Create a new image from file or URL

### Description

imagecreatefromxbm(string `$filename`): GdImage|false

imagecreatefromxbm() returns an image identifier representing the image obtained from the given filename.

Tip

A URL can be used as a filename with this function if the fopen wrappers have been enabled. See fopen() for more details on how to specify the filename. See the Supported Protocols and Wrappers for links to information about what abilities the various wrappers have, notes on their usage, and information on any predefined variables they may provide.

### Parameters

`filename`

  Path to the XBM image.

### Return Values

Returns an image object on success, `false` on errors.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned.

### Examples

Example #1 Convert an XBM image to a png image using imagecreatefromxbm()

`<?php
// Load the xbm file
$xbm = imagecreatefromxbm('./example.xbm');
// Convert it to a png file
imagepng($xbm, './example.png');
?>`
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