PHP converting an image to a binary file test
<p>I wanted to try to convert an image to Binary. </p>

<p>I found a script online but it does not work.</p>

<p>Could someone please advise why?</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?php

$image="image003.jpg";

$data = fopen ($image, 'rb');
$size=filesize ($image);
$contents= fread ($fd, $size);
fclose ($fd);

$encoded= base64_encode($contents);

echo $encoded;

 ?&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>I have an error come up on line 8 and 9</p>

<pre><code>Warning: fread() expects parameter 1 to be resource
</code></pre>

<p>and</p>

<pre><code>Warning: fclose() expects parameter 1 to be resource,
</code></pre>