Creating Colorful Images with The PHP GD Library will introduce you to PHP computer programming language and teach you how to create colorful images.
Even if you are not familiar with computer programming at all and not familiar with the PHP computer programming language, you will still be able to learn it. If you plan to become a computer programmer or web developer, the knowledge you get from this book will be a good addition to your skill set.
If you don’t intend to be a computer programmer, you can create new art or you can use examples in the book as exercises for your brain.
In the Creating Colorful Images with The PHP GD Library, you’ll learn:
How to install PHP in your PC. How to run PHP code examples without the installation of a web server. How to create different shapes such as triangles, circles, rectangles, and polygons. How to fill these shapes with colors. How to "paint" paintings with the PHP code even if you are not a painter. The book includes 70 color images.
Sergey Skudaev is currently living in Arizona. He got a Master’s Degree in biology from a foreign University, where he specialized in neurophysiology. He also has a degree in Computer Science from BMCC, which he attained after moving to the States. Since then, Sergey has been working as a software quality tester and web developer for a company in Florida. He has more than ten years of teaching experience and a long-standing interest in new computer technologies, psychology, and brain physiology. When he has time to relax, Sergey enjoys swimming in the ocean off the Florida coast or going for walks with his dog on Window Rock trail. He also enjoys traveling, particularly in the USA.