How do i get the image from a url..?

[Ezio]

Hey guys,

I have an image url like:

https://graph.facebook.com/100001208845762/picture?type=square&return_ssl_resources=1

how do i get the image from this link and save it to my local directory..??

Please help.

[Mudsaf]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/724391/saving-image-from-php-url-using-php

copy('<imagepath>.(jpg,png,gif,php whatEVA you want)', '<yourlocalfolder>.jpg');

Edited September 18, 2013 by Mudsaf

[rootKID]

not sure if this is related or against the rules etc, but i do have a question that is close or similar to this problem, and not sure yet, so posting the question here..

 

i have for not so long ago seen a automated tool on a movie site via IMDB website getting information with a request function of some sort, that part is not my problem right now.

 

Now lets say i wish to make a blog about movies, and wish to use the picture ON that IMDB page for that specific movie, would it be possible instead of using links to show over to that site,

by the automated request save this picture to the own server, rename it to (some ID to the database post etc to know what is what), now save it to a folder on my server, and use that picture instead of linking directly to that picture and still get the rest of stuff i am requesting from their site.

 

The request part is easy i think, but it's the image i was wondering about if it was possible, i do think it is tho, just how to implent it... ideas?

[Ezio]

 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/724391/saving-image-from-php-url-using-php

copy('<imagepath>.(jpg,png,gif,php whatEVA you want)', '<yourlocalfolder>.jpg');

I tried that and other methods too but the image that gets saved to the server allways is of 0 bytes...why is that..??

[thescientist]

per the comments to the SO answer in question, did you check to make sure allow_url_open is enabled on your server?

[rootKID]

hmm, never thougt of that x)..