Trouble installing GD extension

[bad_goose]

I'm trying to use the GD extension on PHP 4.2.2, windows ME and apache 1.3.26.

When I uncomment the extension=php_gd.dll line in php.ini and restart Apache, i get an error message:

Unable to load dynamic library 'c:\perl\extensions/php_gd.dll' - One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.

I'm not using any other extensions. What's the problem?

My guess is that i need some more extensions - If so, where can they be found? Hopefully I don't need to recompile PHP for GD to work.

[piersk]

I had that exact same problem when I had downloaded the windows install file. Try downloading the binary file. Its dead easy to get this to run and it comes with all the extensions that are available, including the gd one.

[bad_goose]

I did use the binary files. I downloaded the zip and followed the instructions for exctracting and everything, instead of using the InstallShield version. Hmmm...

[piersk]

In php.ini, instead of having extension_dir = c:\perl\extensions (which is what I think you have), try using extension_dir = c:/perl/extensions.

[bad_goose]

The direction of the slashes doesn't seem to affect it, but at least the error message looks nicer now. :\

I went over the PHP binary installation instructions again, and I'm pretty sure I did it all right. Are you sure I don't need to install any other libraries or extensions or something for GD to work?

[bad_goose]

ok, i just figured it out. I had typed c:\perl\extensions when i meant c:\php\extensions

what a stupid mistake.