How can the imagettftext function be used to replace the imagestring function in PHP GD?

The `imagettftext` function in PHP GD can be used to replace the `imagestring` function by allowing you to draw text on an image using TrueType fonts instead of built-in fonts. This provides more flexibility in terms of font styles, sizes, and colors. To replace `imagestring` with `imagettftext`, you need to specify the font file path, font size, text color, and text position in the `imagettftext` function. 

// Create a blank image
$image = imagecreate(200, 50);

// Set the background color
$bg_color = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

// Set the text color
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

// Load a TrueType font file
$font = 'arial.ttf';

// Add text to the image using TrueType font
imagettftext($image, 20, 0, 10, 30, $text_color, $font, 'Hello World');

// Output the image
header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($image);

// Free up memory
imagedestroy($image);

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