To blur images of any type, we’ll implement a PHP script that dynamically loads images based on their formats. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Create a new PHP file, e.g., blur_image.php, and place it in your project directory.
2. Open the blur_image.php file in your preferred code editor, and add the following code:
   
   <?php // Function to dynamically load an image based on its type function loadImage($filename) { $image_info = getimagesize($filename); $image_type = $image_info[2]; switch ($image_type) { case IMAGETYPE_JPEG: return imagecreatefromjpeg($filename); break; case IMAGETYPE_PNG: return imagecreatefrompng($filename); break; case IMAGETYPE_GIF: return imagecreatefromgif($filename); break; // Add more cases for other image types if needed default: return false; } } // Load the original image $originalImage = "path_to_original_image.jpg"; // Replace 'path_to_original_image.jpg' with the actual path to your image $source = loadImage($originalImage); if (!$source) { die("Unsupported image type or invalid file."); } // Get the image dimensions $image_info = getimagesize($originalImage); $width = $image_info[0]; $height = $image_info[1]; // Create an empty destination image with the same dimensions $destination = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height); // Apply the blur filter to the image imagefilter($source, IMG_FILTER_GAUSSIAN_BLUR); // Copy the blurred image to the destination image imagecopy($destination, $source, 0, 0, 0, 0, $width, $height); // Save the blurred image to a new file (or overwrite the original) $blurredImage = "path_to_blurred_image.jpg"; // Replace 'path_to_blurred_image.jpg' with the desired path for the blurred image // Save the blurred image based on its original type switch ($image_info[2]) { case IMAGETYPE_JPEG: imagejpeg($destination, $blurredImage); break; case IMAGETYPE_PNG: imagepng($destination, $blurredImage); break; case IMAGETYPE_GIF: imagegif($destination, $blurredImage); break; // Add more cases for other image types if needed } // Clean up memory imagedestroy($source); imagedestroy($destination); echo "Image blurred successfully."; ?>

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   <?php // Function to dynamically load an image based on its type function loadImage($filename) {     $image_info = getimagesize($filename);     $image_type = $image_info[2];       switch ($image_type) {         case IMAGETYPE_JPEG:             return imagecreatefromjpeg($filename);             break;         case IMAGETYPE_PNG:             return imagecreatefrompng($filename);             break;         case IMAGETYPE_GIF:             return imagecreatefromgif($filename);             break;         // Add more cases for other image types if needed         default:             return false;     } }   // Load the original image $originalImage = "path_to_original_image.jpg"; // Replace 'path_to_original_image.jpg' with the actual path to your image $source = loadImage($originalImage);   if (!$source) {     die("Unsupported image type or invalid file."); }   // Get the image dimensions $image_info = getimagesize($originalImage); $width = $image_info[0]; $height = $image_info[1];   // Create an empty destination image with the same dimensions $destination = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);   // Apply the blur filter to the image imagefilter($source, IMG_FILTER_GAUSSIAN_BLUR);   // Copy the blurred image to the destination image imagecopy($destination, $source, 0, 0, 0, 0, $width, $height);   // Save the blurred image to a new file (or overwrite the original) $blurredImage = "path_to_blurred_image.jpg"; // Replace 'path_to_blurred_image.jpg' with the desired path for the blurred image   // Save the blurred image based on its original type switch ($image_info[2]) {     case IMAGETYPE_JPEG:         imagejpeg($destination, $blurredImage);         break;     case IMAGETYPE_PNG:         imagepng($destination, $blurredImage);         break;     case IMAGETYPE_GIF:         imagegif($destination, $blurredImage);         break;     // Add more cases for other image types if needed }   // Clean up memory imagedestroy($source); imagedestroy($destination);   echo "Image blurred successfully."; ?>

3. Replace 'path_to_original_image.jpg' with the actual path to the image you want to blur, and set 'path_to_blurred_image.jpg' to the desired path for the blurred image.
4. Save the changes and run the blur_image.php file on your web server. The script will process the image, apply the blur effect, and save the blurred version as a new file.