PHP Manual . ... This function is EXPERIMENTAL . ... Really! function text($r, $g, $b, $a, $ rot , $x, $y, $ scale , $string) { global $f, $m; $t = new SWFText(); $t- setFont($f); $t- setColor($r, $g, $b, $a); $t- setHeight(960); $t- ... ;moveTo(-($f- getWidth($string))/2, $f- getAscent()/2); $t- addString($string); // we can add properties just like a normal php var, // as long as the names aren't already used. // e.g., we can't set $i- scale , because that's a ... SWFDisplayItem->scale . ...