<?php

include "func.php";

$string = 0;

$bdd = getNewBddAccessor();
$rban = $bdd->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) AS nb_messages FROM banned_players");
$rban->execute();
$donnees = $rban->fetch();
$string = $donnees['nb_messages'];
$rban->closeCursor();

// Set your string somehow
//$string = 'your@example.com';

// Set font size
$font_size = 4;

// Create image width dependant on width of the string
$width  = imagefontwidth($font_size)*strlen($string);
// Set height to that of the font
$height = imagefontheight($font_size);
// Create the image pallette
$img = imagecreate($width,$height);
// Grey background
$bg    = imagecolorallocate($img, 25, 25, 25);
// White font color
$color = imagecolorallocate($img, 255, 255, 255);
// Length of the string
$len = strlen($string);
// Y-coordinate of character, X changes, Y is static
$ypos = 0;
// Loop through the string
for($i=0;$i<$len;$i++){
    // Position of the character horizontally
    $xpos = $i * imagefontwidth($font_size);
    // Draw character
    imagechar($img, $font_size, $xpos, $ypos, $string, $color);
    // Remove character from string
    $string = substr($string, 1);

}
// Return the image
header("Content-Type: image/gif");
imagegif($img);
// Remove image
imagedestroy($img);

?>