Imagick::pingImageFile

(PECL imagick 2.0.0)

Get basic image attributes in a lightweight manner

bool Imagick::pingImageFile ( resource $filehandle [, string $fileName ] )

This method can be used to query image width, height, size, and format without reading the whole image to memory. This method is available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.2.9 or newer.

Parameters:

filehandle

An open filehandle to the image.

fileName

Optional filename for this image.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success.

Examples:

Using Imagick::pingImageFile()

Opening a remote location

<?php
/* fopen a remote location */
$fp = fopen("http://example.com/test.jpg");

/* create new imagick object */
$im = new Imagick();

/* pass the handle to imagick */
$im->pingImageFile($fp);
?>