Retrieve image orientation in PHP

Question

How can I get the image orientation (landscape or portrait) of an image (JPEG or PNG) in PHP?

I created a php site where users can upload pictures. Before I scale them down to a smaller size, I want to know how the image is orientated in order to scale it properly.

Thanks for your answer!

Answer 1

I've always done this:

list($width, $height) = getimagesize('image.jpg');
if ($width > $height) {
    // Landscape
} else {
    // Portrait or Square
}

Answer 2

list($width, $height) = getimagesize("path/to/your/image.jpg");

if( $width > $height)
    $orientation = "landscape";
else
    $orientation = "portrait";

Answer 3

I suppose you could check if the Image width is longer than the length for Landscape and for Portrait if the Length is longer than width.

You can do that with a simple IF / ELSE statement.

You could also use the function: Imagick::getImageOrientation

http://php.net/manual/en/imagick.getimageorientation.php