Help on installing plugin ImageMagick

melissa

I download from http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows i download the ImageMagick-6.6.7-3-Q16-windows-dll.exe and install it. then i went to C:\wamp\www\collectiveaccess\app\conf and put at external_applications.conf and replace it with: imagemagick_path = C:/Program Files/ImageMagick-6.6.6-Q16 because this is the programs installation folder. what else i have to do?

dartdb

Once you're logged into CA, try going to Manage>System configuration>Configuration check. If everything is installed correctly, you should see "Available" in the row corresponding to ImageMagick under Media Processing Plugins on that page.

If it still says it's not available, try changing your paths so that they contain Windows-style slashes between directories, instead of unix style (i.e., "\" instead of "/").

melissa

Yes from System configuration i show that are not available. I try now with the \ but the result is the same.

melissa

i tried to do this http://wiki.collectiveaccess.org/index.php?title=Installing_ImageMagick_for_PHP_on_Windows but i have the problem: http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1931/errorut.png

I don't know where i must put the folder that i have downloaded from that link: http://www.magickwand.org/download/php/ . and what settings i have to do with this folder.

seth

Why do the version numbers of the .exe and enclosing directory not match?

melissa

i don't know why :(

smithlander

Hello,

I am having a similar problem. I have downloaded ImageMagick 6.7.3 and I am trying to get the Windows test version of CollectiveAccess to recognize it. I listed the full file path in the external_applications.conf file. I've tried forward- and back-slashes (just in case) and CollectiveAccess is still not recognizing this application in the configuration check. Any suggestions?

seth

What path are you using?

Also, have you considered installing the imagick PHP extension? That would obviate the need for a correct path, and generally performs better. (Of course, it can be confounding to install on Windows...)

mike

Hello,

I've also been trying to get imagemagick or the imagick PHP extension to work with CollectiveAccess in a Windows environment. First I was trying to get imagemagick to work. Using the path "C:/EHS/ImageMagick", ImageMagick shows up as available in the configuration check. But, when I try to upload a TIFF file, I get the error message: "There are errors preventing information in specific fields from being saved as noted below. Unknown file type not accepted by media"

I turned on debugging in media.php and added some debug output to ImageMagick.php. It looks like the exec line in _imageMagickIdentify is returning null instead of TIFF. I tried executing: cmd \c C:/EHS/ImageMagick/identify -format "%m" "C:/xampp/test.tiff", and that returned TIFF like I would expect. But the execute command is trying to look at file C:/xampp/tmp/php6519.tmp. I checked, and this file exists, but is 0 KB. So I'm not sure if the problem is with the "exec" command in a Windows environment, or if the .TMP file being 0KB is the problem. Has anyone still had problems with imagemagick even after the configurationchecker says it's available?

After seeing suggestions to use imagick instead, I have been trying to get that to work, but feel quite confounded. I have a Windows 7, x64 bit system. I don't have any experience with PECL/PEAR and am having problems. After doing some googling, it looks like I need a windows DLL build, which I found at http://valokuva.org/?page_id=50. But after installing the dll in my php/ext folder, updating php.ini file, and restarting apache, I get a message: "PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll' - The specified module could not be found" That php_imagick.dll file does exist. I've tried using both the "thread safe" and "non-thread safe" dll's, though I'm not sure the difference. Neither worked. I found suggestions that incorrect dll versions can cause problems, but can't figure out what I need. Does anyone know how to get imagick installed with the current CA/XAMPP version in a Windows x64 environment?

smithlander

Hi Seth, after a little more tweaking I have been able to get CollectiveAccess to recognize Imagemagick. It turns out you can't put Imagemagick in the "Program Files" folder, and it also doesn't seem to like the default folder name Imagemagick gives, which includes the version number with hyphens and periods.

Now that CollectiveAccess is recognizing Imagemagick I am finding that the system won't recognize jpegs (which it did recognize when it was using the GD application), or tiffs (which GD was not recognizing before).

I decided to try installing Imagick as you suggested and I am having a devil of a time. Between the info on the CA wiki and other information I found on the web about installing Imagick in a Windows environment, I think the problem is probably that I am mixing up compiler versions between PHP, ImageMagick, and Imagick. It looks like the xampp installation uses PHP version 5.3.5, thread safe, VC6. How can I tell what versions of Imagemagick and Imagick are compatible? I also could be way off on this. Do you have any advice? Maybe I need to skip the Windows install and see about going straight to unix?

Many thanks for any assistance you can provide!

seth

Unix/Linux/Mac OS X is easier, in my opinion, since you don't have the Windows compiler issues.

If you need to stick with Windows, download and install the versions of Apache, ImageMagick and Imagick listed here: http://wiki.collectiveaccess.org/index.php?title=Installing_requirements_on_Windows

These are known to work. All are VC9.

bobf

Hi Seth,

I have tried following the instructions in the wiki, to install ImageMagick and Imagick to Collective Access on my Windows 7 laptop, but have not been successful.

Image Magick imdisplay appears to work correctly when launched from WIndows Explorer, but does not allow media to be added to new objects (this worked with GD).

Adding IMagick ts dll to php/ext directory caused the following issues.

When trying to restart Apache the following errors were seen.

httpd.exe system error. Program can't start because CORE_RL_wand.dll is missing followed by PHP startup. Unable to load dynamic library C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll could not be found.

The dll was in the correct directory according to Windows Explorer and php imagick extension had been added to php.ini.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

smithlander

I got the right versions ImageMagick and Imagick, and everything seems to be working now. Thanks for your help!