How would I go about cropping an image automatically on the server?

Question

Like at Digg.com, I want to get members' pictures cropped for an avatar use. Please show me how to do this in PHP.

Answer 1

Here is a free script that does it using either GD or Imagick (Imagick is faster so I would use that):

Crop & Resize with JavaScript, PHP, and ImageMagick

From near the top of the page linked above:

Update: A new version of this example and demonstration has been released. Version 1.1 includes a GD version of the script as well as a number of functional improvements worth checking out.