<?php
// Set the content-type
header("Content-type: image/png");
// Create the image
$im = imagecreate(800, 40);
// Create some colors
$white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
$grey = imagecolorallocate($im, 128, 128, 128);
$black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
// The text to draw
$text = "hello";
// Replace path by your own font path
$font = 'times.ttf';
// Add some shadow to the text
imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 20, 25, $grey, $font, $text);
// Add the text
imagettftext($im, 20, 0, 20, 25 , $black, $font, $text);
// Using imagepng() results in clearer text compared with imagejpeg()
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>