function image_create_alpha ($width, $height
{
// Create a normal image and apply required settings
$img = imagecreatetruecolor$width, $height);
imagealphablending$img, false);
imagesavealpha$img, true);
// Apply the transparent background
$trans = imagecolorallocatealpha$img, 0, 0, 0, 127);
for ($x = 0; $x < $width; $x++)
{
for ($y = 0; $y < $height; $y++)
{
imagesetpixel$img, $x, $y, $trans);
}
}
return $img
}