image functions with pws/win98

kagey

Hi all,

for some reason, when i try to use any of the image functions in php under pws, it says the function is undefined. any idea how i can fix this?

thanks

Kyle

Anon

It sounds like you don't have the GD library installed. GD is the extension that allows you to do image manipulation, and without it, you won't be able to do any of that. To enable GD (assuming you have php_gd.dll in your PHP extensions directory, which you should by default), open your php.ini file (for me it's c:\windows\php.ini) and scroll down to the Windows Extensions section. Uncomment (by removing the leading semicolon) the line that says "extension=php_gd.dll"). You may have to restart PWS for this to take effect.

kagey

thanks a lot man. i was trying to find something to do with graphics in the ini file, but didnt know what to look for.

thanks again.

KGB

kagey

in my php.ini, my extension drive is "./", and i did a find file for php_gd.dll on my hd and couldnt find it.

firstly where is "./"? is it just the php folder where php is installed. and secondly, where can i get php_gd.dll?

thanks

Anon

Kagey,

First off, a lot of useful info can be found in install.txt, which should be in your PHP directory. "./" is shorthand for the current directory, so yes, it's probably the directory that PHP is installed to. install.txt tells you to set extensions_dir to either the directory where your extensions e.g. the files that start with php_ and end with .dll). For me that's c:\php\extensions. If php_gd.dll isn't in there, then you'll have to download it. Unfortunately, I don't know if there's anywhere on PHP.net that lets you download individual files, so you may have to download the entire zip package here: http://www.php.net/downloads.php . And pick out the files you need. Good luck.

kagey

its right weird, there isnt even an extension folder in my php folder, nor are any of the dll's on my computer. weird eh?

Kyle