PHP is mainly a server side language which renders the code at server and throws the output to the client end through Apache or any other HTTP server. So, being a newbie we often suffer from GD support in Ubuntu. This are the following steps to install or add PHP GD support in Ubuntu.
$ apt-get install php5-gd
OR
$ sudo apt-get install php5-gd $ /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Now PHP GD support is ready to work.
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Thanks for the article Mishu bhai
is it possible for you to write another tutorial on how to install/add support php gd in linux enterprise edition.
My server is not connected to internet. and apt-get is not the way. how do i install gd library if my server is not connected to internet?
tq
@syok, you can download the package manually and then configure your PHP.
hi saifur. your article is a great help. thanks alot.
For some reason the package would not install on my ubuntu 8.10 server. When I used sudo apt-get install php5-gd. So I became the superuser sudo -i and ran
apt-get install php5-gd
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
And it worked. Just FYI
All the same I found .. thanks for the advice
For me this don’t go…the extension is installed in this way but i don’t view any image…have you an alternative mode to install it?