Question regarding font path in respect of imagettftext()

[chunkII123]

Here is my issue, and I have scoured the internet all weekend trying to find the answer to my question -

I currently have about 114 websites on a shared hosting account via GoDaddy. They have PHP unlocked for any use - so on and so forth. What I am trying to do is this: Create the images on the various pages from a common folder, however the issue that I am having is setting the directory correctly to allow the font files to be loaded from said "common" folder. I have tried:

putenv('GDFONTPATH = '.$fontpath);
$fontpath = realpath($_SERVER['[URL unfurl="true"]http://www."xxxxx"*.com/common/fonts/"font"*.ttf'[/URL]]);

but that didn't work. I also tried:

$font = '[URL unfurl="true"]http://www."xxxxx"*.com/common/fonts/"font"*.ttf'[/URL]

Again, that didn't work. I'm currently at a loss for how to point the $fontpath to the right location. Is it possible to have the fonts reside on a different server? Or am I stuck uploading 114 copies of the same font to the differing site folders? Thank you everyone ahead of time!

Server specs:

Linux Hosting,
PHP v5.5,
GD v 2.3,
permissions set on everything to 775.

*the actual website name and font were removed for anonymity.

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[jpadie]

you need to use a file url instead. and of course you must set the variable $fontpath before setting putenv().

there is no requirement for the font to be on the same webroot. just to be accessible via file:// protocol, which should be normal for a godaddy installation.

and once you have set putenv() correctly remember that use must use the font names rather than the file names in your image* calls. i.e. leave off the .ttf

 

[chunkII123]

Worked like a charm. It's what I have been looking for all weekend! Thank you so much!

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