GD2 Library Installation Problems.

[xan]

Hey, lol...

I now have a problem with installing my php_gd2.dll file to my computer.

I have Apache 2

PHP 4.3.4 EDIT: 4.3.6

I have changed the php.ini in C:\PHP so that:

extension=php_gd2.dll - Has been uncommented

extension_dir = "C:\PHP\extensions" - is Exactly the right place to get to php_gd2.dll

I then restarted Apache... then heypresto... nothin!

OK, well this is the exact message (To every Capital and exery piece of punctuation) I get when I try going to a page:

Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\PHP\extensions\php_gd2.dll' - The specified module could not be found.

Proof my pc is messed up:

My PHP Info

Is there anyone who can tell me what I am doing wrong?!?!

[benheaven]

you need to use a version that is able to work with version 4 as you can see it's version 5.0 you can download the version 4.38 without installer and extract it and try again

Thanks

Ben

[newdles]

Well, instead of bothering explaining and troubleshooting this as I'm sure you're not running a large production server, I'll point you to what you should install instead of worrying about something so small as getting the gd2 extension setup.

http://www.appservnetwork.com/

Download it. Install it. Start it. Done.

      AppServ 2.5.0

    * Apache 1.3.31

    * PHP 5.0.0

    * MySQL 4.0.20

    * Zend Optimizer (Zend Cannot run with PHP 5.0.0)

    * phpMyAdmin 2.5.7-pl1

    * Perl 5.8.0

[xan]

Lol, thx with your help guys... it was the problem of incompatibility...

and newdles... I installed Xampp which I preffered.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

[XPerties]

You should get off of 4.3.6 and take it to 4.3.7 as there are several security exploits in 4.3.6 in case you didn't know.

[xan]

is 4.3.8 alright?

[newdles]

4.3.8 is good enough that it's installed to my webhosts main servers plus every other server they have. 5.0 is great except there are a few compatability issues and that's why 5.0 hasn't been added yet.

[xan]

I tried 5 for like a couple of days (BETA or whatever) and I didn't really like it... made no real difference to me except the fakt it was a bit faster and took up more space on my PC so I deleted it. Even though I had luck with the GD library.

[XPerties]

I was wrong in my last post, 4.3.8 is the stable version you should be using. As newdles said 5.0 has alot of compatible issues with certain scripts.

[xan]

Thank you, I am now on 4.3.8 and have it all sussed. Cheers guys.