an implementation of this function for PHP versions <5.1
<?php
if(!function_exists("imageconvolution"))
{
function imageconvolution(&$img,$mat,$div,$off)
{
if(!imageistruecolor($img) || !is_array($mat) || count($mat)!=3 || count($mat[0])!=3 || count($mat[1])!=3 || count($mat[2])!=3) return FALSE;
unset($bojainfo);
for($nx=0;$nx<imagesx($img)-1;$nx++)
{
for($ny=0;$ny<imagesy($img)-1;$ny++)
{
$rgb=imagecolorat($img,$nx,$ny);
$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][r]=($rgb>>16)&0xFF;
$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][g]=($rgb>>8)&0xFF;
$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][b]=$rgb&0xFF;
}
}
for($nx=1;$nx<imagesx($img)-1;$nx++)
{
for($ny=1;$ny<imagesy($img)-1;$ny++)
{
$nr=$mat[0][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny-1][r] + $mat[0][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny-1][r] + $mat[0][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny-1][r] + $mat[1][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny][r] + $mat[1][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][r] + $mat[1][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny][r] + $mat[2][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny+1][r] + $mat[2][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny+1][r] + $mat[2][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny+1][r];
$nr=intval(round($nr/$div));
if($nr<0) $nr=0;
elseif($nr>255) $nr=255;
$ng=$mat[0][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny-1][g] + $mat[0][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny-1][g] + $mat[0][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny-1][g] + $mat[1][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny][g] + $mat[1][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][g] + $mat[1][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny][g] + $mat[2][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny+1][g] + $mat[2][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny+1][g] + $mat[2][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny+1][g];
$ng=intval(round($ng/$div));
if($ng<0) $ng=0;
elseif($ng>255) $ng=255;
$nb=$mat[0][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny-1][b] + $mat[0][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny-1][b] + $mat[0][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny-1][b] + $mat[1][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny][b] + $mat[1][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny][b] + $mat[1][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny][b] + $mat[2][0]*$bojainfo[$nx-1][$ny+1][b] + $mat[2][1]*$bojainfo[$nx][$ny+1][b] + $mat[2][2]*$bojainfo[$nx+1][$ny+1][b];
$nb=intval(round($nb/$div));
if($nb<0) $nb=0;
elseif($nb>255) $nb=255;
$nrgb=($nr<<16)+($ng<<8)+$nb;
if(!imagesetpixel($img,$nx,$ny,$nrgb)) return FALSE;
}
}
return TRUE;
}
}
?>
it's a bit slowish so I wouldn't recommend big images, also offset is not implemented (don't know what it's suppose to do)