I need to install the GD Library on my web server so that the captcha feature for a form l installed will work. The problem is that l do not know anything about linux of ssh and so don't know how to install this library, can anyone help me to install it with step by step basic instructions.
I have root access and l have putty to use for ssh, l just need instructions to download and install, then test and l think l may need to compile it as well???
2007-05-21 23:14:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Here is one article that is very complete.
http://www.e-gineer.com/v1/instructions/install-gd13-for-php-with-apache-on-linux.htm
If you have Fedora, RH, you can probably use yum or apt get to install also.
Most newer releases already have this installed and just need GD lib enabled in the PHP, you may want to check and see if all you need to do is enable it in the php.ini file.
To check and see if you already have it cd to usr/bin and type
gdlib-config see if it responds.. if it does you have it installed.
2007-05-21 23:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really enough information for a definitive answer but after a quick google I found
http://www.e-gineer.com/v1/instructions/install-gd13-for-php-with-apache-on-linux.htm
Be careful if your not really sure what your doing AND have root access!
If it's PHP your using it for you just have to enable the GD extension in the php.ini..
2007-05-21 23:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋