dont worry - i fixed it. putting the full path to the open_basedir directory and placing the font in there works.
On 9 Feb, 10:38, "lukemack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > i am having a problem using an image verification class as a vendor. i > can use the class outside of cake fine but when included as a vendor, > the imagettftext() function within the class will not find its font (i > have got the font in the same directory as the class, where it should > be) > > can anyone suggest why this might be? you can see it working here: > > http://devweb.loopfruit.co.uk/picture.php > > and not working here (within cake) > > http://cake.lukem.co.uk/users/imageTest > > the class code is: > > <? > > // > // Verification Image. > // v0.1 > // > // An antispam image, generates a code, creates an image out of it, > and > // registers this code in a session. User input will be checked > against > // this session value. If it is valid no spambot is the one that is > submitting > // this form. > // > // Install instructions: > // Put the file of your ttf in the same directory as this script. > Also note that > // you call session_start() before using this class in any script. > // > // > // As always I appreciate feedback. So don't hesitate to contact me. > // > // author: Jaap van der Meer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > // > > class verification_image { > // the image that will be outputted > private $image; > > // the width of the image thats outputted > private $_w; > > // the height of the image that's outputted > private $_h; > > // the color used for the text > private $text_color; > > // the background used in the the text > private $bg_color; > > // the font to be user > public $ttf_font; > > // constructor to setup the image properties > // width - the width of the image > // height - the height of the image > // font - the font to be used, must be in same directory > function verification_image($width = 120, $height = 40, $font > = "") > { > $this->_w = $width; > $this->_h = $height; > > $this->ttf_font = $font; > } > > // initializes the image > function init() { > > $this->image = imagecreate($this->_w, $this->_h); > //$background_color = > imagecolorallocate($this->image, 255, 255, > 255); > $this->set_bgcolor(255,255,255); > $this->set_textcolor(255,34,91); > > } > > // sets the bgcolor > function set_bgcolor($r,$g,$b) { > $background_color = imagecolorallocate($this->image, > $r, $g, $b); > > } > > // sets the textcolor > function set_textcolor($r,$g,$b) { > $this->text_color = imagecolorallocate($this->image, > $r, $g, $b); > } > > // draws the string > function draw() { > $code = $this->generate_code(); > // register the code in the session > $this->register_code($code); > > // offsets for x and y in the image > $x = 1; > $y = 20; > > // walk through each character in the > // code, to print it > for($i = 0; $i < strlen($code); $i++) { > > $calc_y = rand(200,250) / 10; > //imagestring( $this->image, 3, $x, $calc_y, > $code{$i}, $this->text_color); > > $angle = rand(-20,20); > $this->write_string($x, $calc_y, $angle, > $code{$i}); > $x += rand(17,19) ; > } > > } > > function write_string($x_offset, $y_offset, $angle, $string) { > > // check if a font is set > if($this->ttf_font != "") { > // does the file font exist on the > server > if(file_exists($this->ttf_font)) { > putenv('GDFONTPATH=' . > realpath('.')); > $font_size = 20; > $grey = > imagecolorallocate($this->image, 128, 128, 128); > // draw a shadow > imagettftext($this->image, > $font_size, $angle, $x_offset + 1, > $y_offset + 1, $grey, $this->ttf_font, $string); > // draw the text > imagettftext($this->image, > $font_size, $angle, $x_offset, > $y_offset, $this->text_color, $this->ttf_font, $string); > > } else { > die("Font doesn't exist, or > not in same directory as a .ttf"); > } > } else { > die("No font set."); > } > } > > // generates a time based random code > // offset is the minutes to be added > function generate_code() { > // define the seed out of which characters the seed > will be > constructed > $string = md5(rand(0,9999)); > $output = substr($string, 14, 6); > return $output; > } > > // returns the code that is registered > // in the session > function get_registered_code() { > return $_SESSION['verification_key']; > } > > // sets the code, this will be registered as > // the code in the session > function register_code($c) { > $_SESSION['verification_key'] = $c; > } > > // checks if the code is valid > function validate_code($code) { > return $code == $this->get_registered_code(); > } > > // output it to screen > function _output() { > // initialize the image > $this->init(); > // draw the image > $this->draw(); > > header("Content-type: image/png"); > imagepng($this->image); > > // destroy the image to free resources > imagedestroy($this->image); > } > > } > > ?> > > anyone got any ideas? > > thanks, > > lukemack. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. 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