How can PHP be used to automate adding numbers to images?

To automate adding numbers to images using PHP, you can use the GD library which provides functions for image manipulation. You can create a new image, add the number as text using the `imagettftext()` function, and then save or output the image.

<?php
// Create a new image
$image = imagecreatefromjpeg('input.jpg');

// Set the font size and color
$font_size = 30;
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

// Add the number as text to the image
imagettftext($image, $font_size, 0, 10, 50, $text_color, 'arial.ttf', '123');

// Output the image
header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');
imagejpeg($image);

// Save the image to a file
// imagejpeg($image, 'output.jpg');

// Free up memory
imagedestroy($image);
?>