(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
imagedestroy — Destroy an image
Note:
This function has no effect. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, this function was used to close the resource.
Prior to PHP 8.0.0, imagedestroy() freed any memory associated
with image image.
imageA GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor().
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | This function is a NOP now. |
| 8.0.0 |
image expects a GdImage
instance now; previously, a valid gd resource was expected.
|
Example #1 Using imagedestroy() prior to PHP 8.0.0
<?php
// create a 100 x 100 image
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
// alter or save the image
// frees image from memory
imagedestroy($im);
?>