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RE: FW: [PHP-WIN] Does the GD extension work with windows?
by Mikey other posts by this author
Jul 31 2002 9:09PM messages near this date
[PHP-WIN] Java and PHP | [PHP-WIN] GD extension fix
Heh!  I didn't think to mention that had happened to me too :o)

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: lorne towner [mailto:yakbutter@[...].com]
>  Sent: 31 July 2002 21:26
>  To: mikey@[...].net
>  Subject: Re: FW: [PHP-WIN] Does the GD extension work with windows?
> 
> 
>  I fixed it. Seems the new zip package makes its own php4.2.2
>  directory which I did not notice earier. So my ini file was still
>  pointing at the old dll. Thanks
>  --
> 
>  On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:45:02
>   Mikey wrote:
>  >I posted this to the list two days ago...
>  >
>  >I haven't replied to the list to avoid getting flamed for
>  repeating myself
>  >:-)
>  >
>  >HTH,
>  >
>  >Mikey
>  >
>  >> -----Original Message-----
>  >> From: Mikey [mailto:mikey@[...].net]
>  >> Sent: 29 July 2002 17:29
>  >> To: olav@jaggu.org; php-windows@[...].net
>  >> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Does the GD extension work with windows?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> > Yes, because it IS possible. No, because it is a pain to get it
>  >> > to work with
>  >> > the new versions of php (>4.2)
>  >> >
>  >> > It is some kind of versionsystem for modules buildt into php,
>  >> > that renders the
>  >> > standard GD2 module useless. GD1 should work as it it in the
>  >> kernel, but I
>  >> > haven't tried it.
>  >> >
>  >> > The solution is prolly to compile the GD2-lib by yourself,
>  or wait until
>  >> > someone does it and puts it out for downloads.
>  >> >
>  >> > Not much help, but at least now you it isnt easy :)
>  >>
>  >> This has not been my experience of using GD in PHP...
>  >>
>  >> Using the zipped version of PHP and not the installer version, set your
>  >> extension dir to the correct place (d:\php\extensions for my
>  machine) and
>  >> add the following line to your php.ini and restart your web server...
>  >>
>  >> extension=php_gd2.dll
>  >>
>  >> I find that *most* of the image functions work, although I
>  have never had
>  >> any luck with using any TTF functions.
>  >>
>  >> HTH,
>  >>
>  >> Mikey
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
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