How can PHP developers effectively handle the display of text on images within tables for printing purposes while maintaining design consistency?

When displaying text on images within tables for printing purposes, PHP developers can use the GD library to dynamically generate the images with the text overlay. By creating a PHP script that generates the image with the text, developers can ensure design consistency by controlling the font, size, color, and positioning of the text on the image.

<?php
// Set the content type header for image
header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');

// Create a new image from an existing image file
$source = imagecreatefromjpeg('image.jpg');

// Set the font size and color
$font_size = 20;
$font_color = imagecolorallocate($source, 255, 255, 255);

// Add text to the image
$text = 'Sample Text';
imagettftext($source, $font_size, 0, 10, 50, $font_color, 'arial.ttf', $text);

// Output the image
imagejpeg($source);

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