How to save remote image in server or save image from a url?

Saving images from any live url is very easy with php.
Here are three ways to do this.
1. Using Curl
2. Using File functions
3. Using GD library functions.

Condition is in your server php.ini should have “allow_url_fopen” On. check you php setting using phpinfo() function.

Create a folder name “images_saved” to save your images.

Using Curl

Image ' . basename($i) . ' Downloaded Successfully';
    }else{
        echo 'Image ' . basename($i) . ' Download Failed';
    }
}
 
function image_save_from_url($my_img,$fullpath){
    if($fullpath!="" && $fullpath){
        $fullpath = $fullpath."/".basename($my_img);
    }
    $ch = curl_init ($my_img);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER,1);
    curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
    $rawdata=curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close ($ch);
    if(file_exists($fullpath)){
        unlink($fullpath);
    }
    $fp = fopen($fullpath,'x');
    fwrite($fp, $rawdata);
    fclose($fp);
}
?>

Using File functions

Using GD library functions.

6 thoughts on “How to save remote image in server or save image from a url?”

JEK April 17, 2017 at 5:05 pm

Thank you!!

om Post authorFebruary 12, 2016 at 4:55 am

That script is resource demanding so you need to change setting in php.ini. Please look at comment below.

om Post authorFebruary 12, 2016 at 4:45 am

Find the following section in the php.ini file.
max_execution_time = 30
max_input_time = 60
memory_limit = 128M

Try increase the memory_limit value to 256M.

If the php memory_limit is already at 256M, you can increase it to 512M.

dhaval padsala February 7, 2016 at 7:34 am

hello..this script is working ..but some time it will return warning for storing image. if i am use store more tham one image at same time .so what can i do…