imagegrabscreen
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Captures the whole screen
Description
imagegrabscreen(): GdImage|false
Grabs a screenshot of the whole screen.
Note
This function is only available on Windows.
Parameters Parameters
Return Values
Returns an image object on success, false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a GDImage instance now; previously, a resource was returned. |
Examples
imagegrabscreen() example
This example demonstrates how to take a screenshot of the current screen and save it as a png image.
php
<?php
$im = imagegrabscreen();
imagepng($im, "myscreenshot.png");
?>