read image file for output as base64 in img tag

read-image-file-for-output-as-base64-src

public function getImage($name){
           $folder_path = '/physical/path/to/file/';
           $image_path = $folder_path.$name;
           $filetype = pathinfo($image_path, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
           if (file_exists($image_path)) {
           $file_data = file_get_contents($image_path);
           return 'data:image/' . $filetype . ';base64,' . base64_encode($file_data);
      }
}