[FX.php List] [OT] Installing GD on OS X

Dale Bengston dbengston at preservationstudio.com
Mon Aug 28 15:44:07 MDT 2006


I was trying to avoid that route, but it seems to be a popular one,  
and probably the realistic choice. Thanks for the push in the right  
direction!

Dale

On Aug 27, 2006, at 6:39 PM, Kevin Futter wrote:

> On 26/8/06 12:10 AM, "Dale Bengston"  
> <dbengston at preservationstudio.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I know this is off topic, but I thought I'd start with this group. I
>> need to install and activate GD2 (graphics manipulation library) on
>> OS X. It looks like that module isn't installed by default in OS X's
>> PHP compile.
>>
>> So, the question is... do I need to reinstall PHP or can I re-compile
>> it and add support for GD2. Sorry for being a command-line idiot
>> today. It's not my usual world.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dale
>
> I went the easy route and upgraded to Marc Liyanage's PHP package,  
> which
> comes with a host of modules that the default OS X build does not  
> (including
> GD). The beauty of this package is that it installs in a new location,
> leaving the default install intact, should you wish to roll back. Much
> simpler than mucking about with recompiles etc - it's already done  
> for you!
>
> http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
>
> -- 
> Kevin Futter
> Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
> http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/
>
>
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