PHP dynamic png images

Question

I have a php file which makes and outputs PNG images generated dynamically and I want that file to be accessible with the PNG extension rather than the PHP extension.

For example, I have www.mysite.com/image.php which outputs a PNG image, but I want something like this: www.mysite.com/image.png

I think I have to use htaccess, but I have no idea.

Thanks

Answer 1

Use something like:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*)\.png$ $1.php

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Answer 2

You can use PHP-GD libraries to save the file as a PNG (something like imagepng()).

Then, if wanted, you can use hearders to display or force download.