imagemagick usefulness, how to install?

[forumbust]

Hi, what is the usefulness of using imagemagick?

I was thinking to install it in my forum. Is there any step by step instructions for it, It seems rather complicated.

[antiekeradio]

if you are on a shared hosting server you should ask your host:

- is the PHP exec() module enabled? (many times this is not the case due to security implications)

- if the first is 'yes' then what is the path to the imagemagick binaries. /usr/bin/ or something like that.


If they reply with yes + a path you can put the path in the 'image settings' page in the Admin CP.

if they reply no to the first question (likely..) you can forget it already; no imagemagick for you. (same here)



When you get the right details, put them in and save the Admin CP page, after reload: look and see if the 'imagemagick' example picture appears.

if so you can set the top setting to imagemagick and you're done.
then you can also set the CAPTCHA to use imagemagick.

Greetings Wouter

[forumbust]

Do i need to download anything to use imagemagick? Is imagemagick a software? i am really confuse on this.

[forumbust]

I got the reply from my hosting server.

ImageMagick is available on all our servers. Please find the paths below
ImageMagick
/usr/local/bin/
/usr/lib/ImageMagick
/usr/local/lib/ImageMagick
/usr/share/ImageMagick

I guess i am able to use imagemagick.

[forumbust]

if so you can set the top setting to imagemagick and you're done.
then you can also set the CAPTCHA to use imagemagick.

Greetings Wouter

Where is the CAPTCHA??? How do i locate it?

[antiekeradio]

try to acquaint yourself a bit with the search option. you might want to try "CAPTCHA" as your first search.

did your host reply to the PHP exec() question?


Imagemagick is a piece of SERVER BASED software that is used to manipulate images.
(server based = it is installed at the server and can be called by other server based software such as PHP)

it can only be installed/uninstalled by your host, but vBulletin can use it if you set the right path. try any of the given paths on the following page:


Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Image Settings


PS this is a page where you set some of the CAPTCHA options as well.