How to convert an image to Base64 encoding

Question

How can I convert an image from a URL to Base64 encoding?

Answer 1

I think that it should be:

$path = 'myfolder/myimage.png'; $type = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_EXTENSION); $data = file_get_contents($path); $base64 = 'data:image/' . $type . ';base64,' . base64_encode($data); 

Answer 2

Easy:

$imagedata = file_get_contents("/path/to/image.jpg");              // alternatively specify an URL, if PHP settings allow $base64 = base64_encode($imagedata); 

Bear in mind that this will enlarge the data by 33%, and you'll have problems with files whose size exceed your memory_limit.