How can the imagejpeg() function be utilized to directly output image data instead of saving it to a file in PHP?

To output image data directly instead of saving it to a file in PHP using the imagejpeg() function, you can make use of output buffering. By capturing the image data in a buffer and then directly outputting it, you can avoid saving the image to a file on the server. This method is useful when you want to display images dynamically without the need to save them as files. 

<?php
// Create a blank image
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(200, 200);

// Set the header to indicate that the content is an image
header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');

// Start output buffering
ob_start();

// Output the image data directly
imagejpeg($image);

// End output buffering and flush the output
ob_end_flush();

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

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