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Imagick::pingImageFile

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::pingImageFileGet basic image attributes in a lightweight manner

Description

public Imagick::pingImageFile(resource $filehandle, string $fileName = ?): bool

This method can be used to query image width, height, size, and format without reading the whole image to memory. This method is available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.2.9 or newer.

Parameters

filehandle

An open filehandle to the image.

fileName

Optional filename for this image.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Examples

Example #1 Using Imagick::pingImageFile()

Opening a remote location

<?php
/* fopen a remote location */
$fp = fopen("http://example.com/test.jpg");

/* create new imagick object */
$im = new Imagick();

/* pass the handle to imagick */
$im->pingImageFile($fp);
?>

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