Hello,

I use Cpanel/WHM on a Linux system. Apache and PHP are updated DIRECTLY from the WHM interface.

I need to install MagickWand For PHP
http://www.bitweaver.org/doc/magickwand/index.html

How do I do this?

The directions say to do this:./buildconf --forcehowever I cannot even find buildconf! I install PHP through QHM so those directions don't really apply!

Hi!
That's a build command..it's not something you go looking for..it will be in the install directory.

The key here is this: We want to rebuild php without messing it up for cpanel. I've never done this before..but I'm game.

What version of linux do you have cpanel on?

Bryon

Imagemagick can be installed from WHM in the softwares section. Have a check.

Hi!
Ah! Tried that. It does not work because the script is not very bright...it does not know the names of proper packages the build needs and fails most miserably. I'm on the case, though.

Bryon

Use the steps below.

wget ftp://ftp.imagemagick.org/pub/ImageMagick/ImageMagick-6.3.5-8.tar.gz
tar -xzvf ImageMagick-6.3.5-8.tar.gz
cd ImageMagick-6.3.5-8
./configure
make
make install

Test the installation with
/usr/bin/convert -verison

Hi!
I know you're trying to help..but..I can tell you don't have much experience with cpanel. Let me explain a few things.

You just don't bring whatever you want into even a test cpanel environment without taking certain steps. The simple fact that there is a script in scripts/ directory for people to use instead of building from source tells me something: take it easy.

It does not surprise me the script does not work..many do not.
See..that's not the point. The fact that the script is there tells me there is a chance of messing up something in cpanel if you don't use the script. The script did indeed work the second time..however..it's not the version MagickWand wants..so that tells me..stop.

Experience has taught me to do a search now..and see if there are problems with bringing in the newer version that do not work with Cpanel.

Not doing so could affect cpanel..maybe not scuttle it like I did the first time many years ago..when I decided to "upgrade" mysql...still...why take the chance? Do what you mess up something? Do you even want to take the chance of giving advice to someone who might mess up their server? Perhaps even a production server?

Bryon

Hi,

You can install MagickWand using the following way.

Download MagickWand from the following link


magickwand.org/download/php/

For installation follow the steps given below.



** REQUIRED ** ImageMagick version :: 6.3.5-9
Last-known-good ImageMagick version :: 6.3.5-9


1) Either install the required ImageMagick version or make sure that it
is installed (running "Wand-config --version" should give you the
required information).

2) Type

phpize
./configure
make
make install

3) Add

extension=magickwand.so

to your "php.ini" initialization file.


I have successfully installed MagickWand using the above steps.

Best regards,
Sajesh.

As a note for those of you wishing to compile PHP or Apache with custom options, you may wish to read this: http://www.cpanel.net/support/docs/easyapache.htm