What are some common libraries or tools recommended for beginners to use when creating a signature generator in PHP?

When creating a signature generator in PHP, beginners can benefit from using libraries or tools such as GD (Graphics Draw) for image manipulation, Imagick for more advanced image processing, and TCPDF for generating PDFs. These tools provide functionalities that make it easier to generate and customize signatures in PHP.

// Example code using GD library to create a simple signature image
$signature = imagecreatetruecolor(200, 100);
$background_color = imagecolorallocate($signature, 255, 255, 255);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($signature, 0, 0, 0);
imagestring($signature, 5, 10, 40, 'John Doe', $text_color);
header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($signature);
imagedestroy($signature);