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gruber99
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save images from server

Post by gruber99 »

hi,

how can i save a image from an other (foreign) server (accassable form a browser) - e.g. http://www.example.com/images77.gif with php ?

thanx
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neophyte
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Post by neophyte »

Is it legal?
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William
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Post by William »

If you tend to use this legally, here you go.

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<?php

// *** Image to retrieve.
$image 		= 'http://www.example.com/images77.gif';
$new_file_name 	= 'image.gif';

// *** Retrieve image contents.
$src = file_get_contents($image);

##### Create new file #####################################
$Fconn = fopen($new_file_name, 'w');
fwrite($Fconn, $src);
fclose($Fconn);
###########################################################

?>
Use it at your own risk! Don't download any copyrighted images.
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