Image to Image PHP Examples

Complete PHP examples for common Image to Image tasks. See the PHP SDK guide for installation and result handling.

You can run the examples below with the displayed API credentials. Update the input URLs and filenames as needed. Each PHP example can be copied and run independently.

Basic examples

Choose file, in-memory, or output-stream handling for the JPEG result. Stream examples use a binary file stream as their destination.

Convert an image file

Upload an existing logo.png file.

Save to a file

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$client->convertFileToFile('logo.png', 'logo.jpg');

Keep in memory

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$image = $client->convertFile('logo.png'); // binary string
echo strlen($image), PHP_EOL;

Write to a stream

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$output_stream = fopen('logo.jpg', 'wb');
if ($output_stream === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot open stream');
}
try {
    $client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
    $client->convertFileToStream('logo.png', $output_stream);
    if (!fflush($output_stream)) {
        throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot flush output stream');
    }
} finally {
    fclose($output_stream);
}

Convert a URL

Fetch an image from its URL.

Save to a file

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$client->convertUrlToFile('https://your-server.com/logo.png', 'logo.jpg');

Keep in memory

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$image = $client->convertUrl('https://your-server.com/logo.png'); // binary string
echo strlen($image), PHP_EOL;

Write to a stream

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$output_stream = fopen('logo.jpg', 'wb');
if ($output_stream === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot open stream');
}
try {
    $client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
    $client->convertUrlToStream(
        'https://your-server.com/logo.png', $output_stream
    );
    if (!fflush($output_stream)) {
        throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot flush output stream');
    }
} finally {
    fclose($output_stream);
}

Convert raw image bytes

Read logo.png as binary data. In an application, pass the bytes you already hold in memory instead.

Save to a file

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$image_data_1 = file_get_contents('logo.png'); // binary string
if ($image_data_1 === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot read binary input');
}
$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$client->convertRawDataToFile($image_data_1, 'logo.jpg');

Keep in memory

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$image_data_1 = file_get_contents('logo.png'); // binary string
if ($image_data_1 === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot read binary input');
}
$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$image = $client->convertRawData($image_data_1); // binary string
echo strlen($image), PHP_EOL;

Write to a stream

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$output_stream = fopen('logo.jpg', 'wb');
if ($output_stream === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot open stream');
}
try {
    $image_data_1 = file_get_contents('logo.png'); // binary string
    if ($image_data_1 === false) {
        throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot read binary input');
    }
    $client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
    $client->convertRawDataToStream($image_data_1, $output_stream);
    if (!fflush($output_stream)) {
        throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot flush output stream');
    }
} finally {
    fclose($output_stream);
}

Read from an input stream

Open logo.png as a binary input stream and save the result to logo.jpg.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$input_stream = fopen('logo.png', 'rb');
if ($input_stream === false) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Cannot open stream');
}
try {
    $client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
    $client->convertStreamToFile($input_stream, 'logo.jpg');
} finally {
    fclose($input_stream);
}

Transform the image

These examples use scan.png, a 1224 × 1584 pixel image with a chart and a uniform white border. Rotation uses scan-sideways.png; JPEG background replacement uses transparent-logo.png.

Resize an image

Fit scan.png within 400 × 400 pixels while preserving its aspect ratio. The result is a 309 × 400 pixel thumbnail.png. Use a square canvas below when you need an exact 400 × 400 result.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->setResize('400x400');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'thumbnail.png');

Create a square thumbnail

Fit the whole image onto a 400 × 400 pixel canvas with either a pale blue background or transparent padding. Set 96 DPI so the px canvas dimensions match output pixels. The transparent variant preserves the original image's white background; transparency applies to the added canvas area.

Solid padding

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setCanvasBackgroundColor('EEF2F6');
$client->setCanvasHeight('400px');
$client->setCanvasWidth('400px');
$client->setDpi(96);
$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->setPrintCanvasMode('fit');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'square.png');

Transparent padding

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setCanvasBackgroundColor('00000000');
$client->setCanvasHeight('400px');
$client->setCanvasWidth('400px');
$client->setDpi(96);
$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->setPrintCanvasMode('fit');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'square-transparent.png');

Crop or trim an image

Extract the chart from scan.png into chart.png, or remove the uniform outer border and save trimmed.png.

The chart starts 96 pixels from the left and 370 pixels from the top, and measures 1024 × 384 pixels. Set 96 DPI so the px crop coordinates match source image pixels. Adjust the region for your image. Automatic border removal works on solid-color borders; use an explicit crop for uneven scan edges.

Extract a selected region

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setCropAreaHeight('384px');
$client->setCropAreaWidth('1024px');
$client->setCropAreaX('96px');
$client->setCropAreaY('370px');
$client->setDpi(96);
$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'chart.png');

Remove a uniform border

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->setRemoveBorders(true);
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'trimmed.png');

Correct image rotation

Rotate scan-sideways.png 90 degrees clockwise to restore the upright orientation, then save upright.png.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('png');
$client->setRotate('90');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan-sideways.png', 'upright.png');

Replace transparency when creating a JPEG

Convert transparent-logo.png to logo-background.jpg with a pale blue background. JPEG cannot retain transparency, so choose the background color explicitly.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setCanvasBackgroundColor('EEF2F6');
$client->setOutputFormat('jpg');
$client->convertFileToFile('transparent-logo.png', 'logo-background.jpg');

Convert an image to WebP

Convert scan.png to scan.webp at its original pixel dimensions. WebP uses lossy compression here, which can reduce file size at the cost of fine detail. Compare the result with your source image before choosing it for web delivery.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new \Pdfcrowd\ImageToImageClient('demo', 'demo');

$client->setOutputFormat('webp');
$client->convertFileToFile('scan.png', 'scan.webp');