know anything about image magick?

[Anon]

I need to create some image magick scripts in PHP. I am confused about the way that image magick is installed on my server. A programmer I am working with said that i need GD lib compiled with PHP. If GD lib is used for image manipulation, is image magick used at all? I am really clueless as to how all this needs to be set up on the server and exactly how it works.

Any input is appreciated!

[Anon]

Image Magick is a program that you can call using the system() function. You do NOT need GD installed for this to work (why does everyone thing you do??).

Your PHP script would compile a command, say like the following:

// location of actaul binary (varies depending on your system)
$convert = "/usr/X11R6/bin/convert";

$in_img = "/var/www/images/test/myimage.jpg";
$out_img = "/var/www/images/test/thumb.jpg";

$command = "$convert $in_img -geometry 200x200 $out_img";

system( $command );

What does this do? Well, it helps to read the Image Magick manual here: http://imagemagick.org/

That will help you get started with syntax and command building.