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Imagick::rollImage	Imagick::rotationalBlurImage

Imagick	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Imagick::rotateImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::rotateImage — Rotates an image

Description

public function Imagick::rotateImage(mixed $background, float $degrees): bool

Rotates an image the specified number of degrees. Empty triangles left over from rotating the image are filled with the background color.

Parameters

background: The background color
degrees: Rotation angle, in degrees. The rotation angle is interpreted as the number of degrees to rotate the image clockwise.

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Changelog

Version	Description
PECL imagick 2.1.0	Now allows a string representing the color as the first parameter. Previous versions allow only an ImagickPixel object.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick::rotateImage()

<?php
function rotateImage($imagePath, $angle, $color) {
    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
    $imagick->rotateimage($color, $angle);
    header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
    echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}

?>

Imagick::rollImage	Imagick::rotationalBlurImage

Imagick	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026