A fail-safe way to prevent GD image library from running out of memory? (PHP)

Question

Is there a way to prevent the PHP GD image library from running out of memory? If too large an image is uploaded, GD tends to run out of memory, terminating the script. I\'d

Answer 1

Buy more memory! :-P

Seriously though, it is impossible to handle being out of memory because any action you take would require more memory.

Your best bet is to limit the size of image being uploaded based on the current memory settings.