(PHP Extension) Multimodal Input: Image Data

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ai = new CkAi();

// The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
// Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
// xAI (Grok) will be used here..
$ai->put_Provider('xai');

// Use your provider's API key.
$ai->put_ApiKey('MY_API_KEY');

// Choose a model.
$ai->put_Model('grok-4');

// Add both text input, and image data
$ai->InputAddText('Describe what you see in the following image.');

$bd = new CkBinData();
// We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
$success = $bd->LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg');
if ($success == false) {
    print $bd->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ai->InputAddImageData($bd,'');

// Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai->Ask('text');
if ($success == false) {
    print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Get the text response.
$sbResponse = new CkStringBuilder();
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse);
print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\n";

// -------------------------------------------------------------
// The response is in markdown format.
// Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
// -------------------------------------------------------------

// Sample output:

// The image depicts a small, bright orange starfish (also known as a sea star) with five symmetrical arms radiating from a central disc. 
// It has a textured, bumpy surface that gives it a realistic, almost spiky appearance, and there's a small hole or indentation at the center, 
// which might represent the mouth or a natural feature. The starfish is shown against a plain white background, and it appears to be a simple, 
// illustrative or clipart-style graphic rather than a photograph.

?>