I intend to use a serverless php function to generate an image with TrueType fonts. In order to do that, I chose bref with Serverless framework and composer.
To process the image and include the text, I'm using imagettftext function from gd library. I ran php -S localhost:8000 index.php for local testing purposes. It worked fine, I got the output image as I expected it.
Thus I ran composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-dev and then serverless deploy to create a AWS Lamda function. However, when I called the deployed function's endpoint, it showed a Slim Application Error - without any detail:
A website error has occurred. Sorry for the temporary inconvenience.
So I took a look at AWS Cloudwatch logs and found this error message:
Message: Call to undefined function imagettftext()
Searching about this error, I found out it's often related to gd library missing. Then I compared phpinfo() from local test to the one from deployed function. Both have gd installed, the difference is that the local one has FreeType Support enabled.
Could you help me to find a way to enable this FreeType Support also for the serverless function? Is it possible to require this support through composer.json?
There's an issue open on GitHub at the moment regarding compiling PHP with freetype support, which explains the result you're seeing: https://github.com/brefphp/bref/issues/497.
GD needs to know about freetype as it's compiled into PHP, so I doubt you would be able to include it with composer
Ipage says they are running ImageMagick 6.3.3 however, it is not running on the server and there is no way I can find how to enable it. They do not allow to configure any module from control panel.
I contacted support but they could not help saying, it is not 'their' product. Anybody can help setting up Imagick on ipage? I tried to edit php.ini file and reference to php_imagick.dll but that did not solve the problem.
iPage does not support Imagick in PHP
This is their official response after conctacting support
We have ImageMagick binaries. But it is not complied to PHP so IMAGICK
won't work. So, you will not be able to use IMAGICK as PHP built-in
class. You have to use the alternative "convert" utility. Please make
changes accordingly in the script so that it will work fine on our
servers.
So basically you have to use exec() in PHP to use the Imagemagick convert command. Also you cannot use convert command from a shell environment as for as I know.
But there is GD commands available on ipage and for the most part they would be enough for all graphic related functions. In fact in my case, I found that they were rather moreful.
The answer I got from iPage is that PHP Imagick is not available on the Essential Package. To get PHP Imagick I would need to sign up for VPS hosting which is more expensive. For now I am giong to ignore the recommendation from Wordpress to install PHP Imagick. I have installed the Wordpress "ImageMagick Engine" plugin and it is now working with no errors.
Today I have tried to install imagick in my xampp a hundred times. And I did it. If you have troubles, please try following these steps:
Since xampp is x86, check if your Image Magick (the program) is x86. If not, download the latest version here: imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows
Please remember that u MUST download the Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel.
Install Image Magick at C:\imagemagick.
Download the latest stable version of imagick here: . You MUST download the 5.x Thread Safe (TS) x86. The x in 5.x is the version of your PHP.
Put the php_imagick.dll in php/ext folder of your xampp installation.
Add this in your php.ini: extension=php_imagick.dll
Here is when I have a lot of trouble. If you try to start the server (or writing php in the console (start->cmd)), you will get an error. If that error says something like this: Unable to find the entry point for the procedure FlattenImages in the DLL CORE_RL_magick.dll it means that you're well underway.
Now, you must go into the installation folder of Image Magick and overwrite the DLL you downloaded with the php_imagick.dll. All of them start with the prefix CORE_RL_.
Once you overwrote all of them, you can try writing php in the windows console. I don't say something means that the imagick is functional (you can check in localhost/xampp/ > phpinfo() link. Personally, I had to install a new DLL: vcomp110.dll.
If someone has the same error as me (the system can't found the vcomp11.dd) download it here
Now, if you try executing php on console, or just initializing the apache module of xampp, you should not have errors.
Goodbye and hope I can help someone.
EDIT: when tried to convert some-img.bmp some-result.jpg in the console, I had this error:
convert.exe: unable to open module file 'C:\Users\my-acc\.magick\IM_MOD_RL_BMP_.dll': No such file or directory # ...
This happened when there is no folder .magick in my-acc. The thing you need to do is this:
Create a folder named .magick in the my-acc folder. Since the name starts with a stop, you need to create it through the console. Here are the commands:
1.1. c:
1.2. cd Users\my-acc
1.3. mkdir .magick
Go to C:\imagemagick\modules\coders and copy the entire files into the latest folder created.
Now, you will be able to use Image Magick through the commands or the PHP Classes.
On background, if you use Codeigniter, i have no idea how to use the image_lib with imagick. So, it's better with the own imagick classes. Here a simple example:
$image = new Imagick($upload_data['full_path']);
$image->thumbnailImage(250,0);
if($image->writeImage($upload_data['file_path'].$upload_data['raw_name'].'_thumb'.$upload_data['file_ext'])){
something here;
}
$image->clear();
This answer might be extremely naive, but, I've found that getting things done in Windows is generally too painful. Many people agree with that and have found solace in a tool known as "chocolatey".
First, install chocolatey on your Windows machine (super easy install instructions):
https://chocolatey.org/
Then, use chocolatey to install everything else that you need (imagemagick in this case):
https://chocolatey.org/packages/imagemagick
I suspect you might have to do some minor tweaking to configuration files after that, plus handle all of the "Windows permissions" needed to get things to work smoothly. Permissions are can be as simple (and not necessarily safe) as "full control" to some user, plus activating inheritance and overwriting all children's settings to use inheritance.
In short, install, configure, permissions, go.
PS. This answer might be incomplete/prototypical/experimental, since I don't run codeigniter, php, imagemagick on Windows.
This how-to of Winderfind is wonderful, but for me it was not yet complete to troubleshoot all problems. First of all, have a look at this tutorial:
http://hrt0kmt.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/05/27/170608
Secondly I discovered that not all versions of ImageMagick will work with all versions of php_imagick.dll. Check out my and others answers on this post for further troubleshooting:
ImageMagick supported formats no value
Great tutorial,
If you are running windows 11, and installing xampp with php 8.1, you need to install 64bit versions:
Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel
Becomes
Win64 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel
And
5.x Thread Safe (TS) x86
Becomes
8.1 Thread Safe (TS) x64
If you've installed the 32bit versions (as I did), you can just download the 64bit versions and overwrite all the files. Then restart apache and it should start working.
I am trying to run kcfinder with ckeditor and i am getting the message
Cannot find any of the supported PHP image extensions!
What is reason ?
It's probably looking for GD and/or ImageMagick extensions. Clearly you have neither installed.
The reason they're not installed will depend on who hosts your PHP environment. It seems likely that shared hosting providers may not have them enabled.
I am getting error mentioned in the subject when trying to upload in wordpress admin interface.
My server's running nginx with php-fpm, PHP version is 5.3.0.
I've googled quite some regarding this problem but I wasn't able to find any solution. Is there a way to enable JPG support for GD without recompiling the PHP completely? (I've tried to follow that path but I can't get ./configure with all the needed to complete properly and I just don't have time to fix all the errors with all the libraries).
Thanks!
No. You'll have to recompile php.