gistfile1.php

<?

//$im = ImageCreate(250,45); // Blank Background
$im = ImageCreateFromPng("images/image_prev_bg.png"); // PNG Image Background
$white = ImageColorAllocate($im,255,255,255);
$black = ImageColorAllocate($im,0,0,0);
$blue = ImageColorAllocate($im,0xF2,0xFF,0xFF);

ImageTTFText($im, $textsize, 0, 10, 30, $black, "arial.ttf", $text);

//output
Header("Content-type: image/png");
ImagePNG($im);
ImageDestroy($im);

?>