What steps can be taken to troubleshoot and fix issues with displaying fonts in PHP-generated images using the GD Lib?

Issue: When generating images with PHP using the GD Lib, fonts may not display correctly due to missing font files or incorrect font paths. To troubleshoot and fix this issue, ensure that the correct font files are available on the server and that the font paths are correctly specified in the PHP code. 

// Specify the font file path
$fontFile = 'path/to/font.ttf';

// Check if the font file exists
if (file_exists($fontFile)) {
    // Continue with image generation using the specified font
    $image = imagecreate(200, 50);
    $textColor = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);
    imagettftext($image, 20, 0, 10, 30, $textColor, $fontFile, 'Hello World');
    
    // Output the image
    header('Content-type: image/png');
    imagepng($image);
    imagedestroy($image);
} else {
    echo 'Font file not found.';
}

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GD Lib PHP fonts troubleshooting display

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