function to create image

function createImage(){

// creates the images, writes the file
$fileRand = md5(rand(100000,999999));
$string_a = array("A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H","J","K",
"L","M","N","P","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z",
"2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9");
$keys = array_rand($string_a, 6);
foreach($keys as $n=>$v){
$string .= $string_a[$v];
}
$backgroundimage = "security_background.gif";
$im=imagecreatefromgif($backgroundimage);
$colour = imagecolorallocate($im, rand(0,255), rand(0,255), rand(0,255));
$font = 'Arial';
$angle = rand(-5,5);
// Add the text
imagettftext($im, 16, $angle, 15, 25, $colour, $font, $string);
$outfile= "$fileRand.gif";
imagegif($im,$outfile);
return $outfile;
}

//code for image display
echo "";

?>