transform .SVG images by the help of PHP - Image Magick similar

Question

Hello.

There's a need to transform .svg files and save em either in .svg or jpeg format. The problems with ImageMagick is that it saves transformed files on white background and I deadly need it on transparent.

Any suggestions with other tools or clear php? Would really appreciate it.

Answer 1

The right image magick command should be:

convert -background none somefile.svg somefile.png

You should use png or gif as file format, because jpg doesn't support transparency

to use it in PHP:

<?php
$svg_file_name = "somefile.svg";
$png_file_name = "somefile.png;
system("convert -background none $svg_file_name $png_file_name");
?>

Answer 2

I doubt you can transform SVG files easily from within php. SVG files are basically XML files, and the standard is public, so anyone can make a converter...

I'd go for the external tool, it's easier and faster than processing from within a scripted language, and a lot safer when the author of the script dosen't actually know how to find out the command line switches for an application, and that JPEG files does not support transparency:)

go for convert -background none somefile.svg somefile.png as Jens said...