GD-Lib problems

[justinas zakevicius]

Here's a very simple script that I am trying to make into work. However, when I try to access the image_thumb.php script (the one below), it gives me just an empty picture (the one with the X as there is no such file). I have gd-2.0.33_1,1 installed on my server. Any ideas?

<?PHP
header("Content-type: image/jpeg");
$im = @imagecreate(100, 50)
or die("Cannot Initialize new GD image stream");
$background_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
$text_color = imagecolorallocate($im, 233, 14, 91);
imagestring($im, 1, 5, 5, "A Simple Text String", $text_color);
imagejpeg($im);
imagedestroy($im);

//}
?>

[dreamcatcher]

Hi Justinas,

Try removing the error suppression (@) symbol. This may give you a clue to the error.

dc

[justinas zakevicius]

Here's what i get when i remove @:

<br />
<b>Fatal error</b>: Call to undefined function: imagecreate() in <b>/usr/webart/www/vhosts/www.example.lt/includes/functions/image_thumb.php</b> on line <b>3</b><br />

[edited by: jatar_k at 7:47 pm (utc) on Feb. 1, 2005]

[Birdman]

Sounds like PHP was not compiled with GD support. You probably need to recompile PHP or maybe see if ImageMagik is available.

[justinas zakevicius]

How does ImageMagik relates to GD? Is it a part of this lib or essential tool for it? Sorry, I'm not very familiar with this stuff and not sure if our server administrator is as well... Thanks for help.

[Birdman]

Actually, it doesn't relate to GD at all. It's another tool altogether, but equivelant to GD. The reason I brought it up is because it's popular.

If you have root access to the server, just reinstall PHP with GD support.

Regards

[Birdman]

BTW, have you run phpinfo() to see what it says about GD?