detection of gd2...

[stevesweetland]

i have a collection of gd2 functions, now i need to be a bit clever than im being, and add in detection, so if the server doesnt register gd2 for some reason, i can switch the function.

im looking for a function along the lines of

gd2_is_installed();

otherwise ill just have to error trap around a gd2 function.... (which wouldnt be as tidy..... yknow)

cheers in advance

[Weedpacket]

[man]extension_loaded[/man]?

[stevesweetland]

thatll tell me if gd is installed, yes... but it wont tell me if gd2 is installed...

[Installer]

If I'm not wrong, and I read the manual right, the array returned by gd_info() just might contain that info.

[TheDefender]

Yeah installer, that's right.

The trick is in taking the array element:
["GD Version"]=> string(24) "bundled (2.0 compatible)"

and parsing it so you can check... You basically just parse the value down to the 2, make it an integer, and compare that... Like:

If($versionnumber >= 2) {
// GD2 is installed
} else {
// GD2 is not installed
}

You need to parse it to the 2, because in my case on my own computer, it is:
["GD Version"]=> string(27) "bundled (2.0.23 compatible)"

so you can't just do a straight comparison to the whole value...

There's probably an easier way to do this, but I can't really wrap my head around it right now.