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Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RaQ4 and PHP with Image Support
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RaQ4 and PHP with Image Support
- From: "Nico Meijer" <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon Mar 12 18:01:45 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Hi Shane,
> I have a Cobalt RaQ4 with PHP already installed but not supporting image
> functions. What is the best way to get image functions working?
If you don't want to recompile PHP, I feel ImageMagick
(http://www.imagemagick.org/) is your best bet. It comes with a set of
command line tools that will do just about anything you'd want it to.
There are of course some drawbacks. Images will have to be on disk for you
to edit them. Furthermore, the 'convert' program is very CPU intensive, so
perhaps it's not your best bet if several images have to be edited round the
clock.
On the plus side: the program handles about 68+ types of images.
Getting gd to work with PHP can be a real b*tch; read all about it on
php.net.
Good luck... Nico