imagecreatefromjpeg and similar functions are not working in PHP

Question

I’ve searched for this and the solutions provided in past questions are completely incomprehensible to me. Whenever I run functions like imagecreatefromjpeg, I get this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagecreatefromjpeg() ...

I’m working on a new install of PHP; my last installation never had this problem. I don’t get what’s going on.

Make sure you have `GD2` not only installed but also activated in your `php.ini`. — Havelock, Nov 12 '12 at 04:23
check this answer, you will learn how to do that https://stackoverflow.com/a/72506454/8133129 — Mohammed Rashad, Sep 02 '22 at 14:04

score 100 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '12 at 04:27

100

Install GD Library

Which OS you are using?

http://php.net/manual/en/image.installation.php

Windows http://www.dmxzone.com/go/5001/how-do-i-install-gd-in-windows/

Linux http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-install-or-add-php-gd-support-to-apache/

answered Nov 12 '12 at 04:27

admoghal

1,498
1
10
5

1

Gah, the solution in that link worked fine. I've been fiddling with this forever and couldn't get it to work, didn't know it was that simple. Thank you for finding this! – UserIsCorrupt Nov 12 '12 at 04:34

Pierre de LESPINAY · Answer 2 · 2023-05-02T06:18:53.950

77

In Ubuntu/Mint (Debian based)

$ sudo apt-get install php-gd

edited May 02 '23 at 06:18

answered Feb 04 '14 at 14:36

Pierre de LESPINAY

44,700
57
210
307

3

and /etc/init.d/apache2 restart – ChrisV May 21 '14 at 17:48
3

@ChrisV Only if you're using Apache. – Brad Sep 14 '14 at 16:36
In Ubuntu 14, imageantialias is missing: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/74647 – MaxD Sep 18 '15 at 04:30
6

for newer version, use php-gd or php7.0-gd – Puggan Se Nov 11 '16 at 15:14
If you're using php-fpm it is sufficient to restart only php-fpm. One of many advantages of using that, as php-fpm usually restarts much faster than a web server. – cazort Aug 30 '21 at 20:31

score 36 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 18 '20 at 11:51

36

If you are like me and you are using one of the PHP Docker images as your base, you need to add the gd extension using different instructions then what's discussed above.

For the php:7.4.1-apache image you need to add in your Dockerfile:

RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev

RUN docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-jpeg && \
    docker-php-ext-install gd

These dev packages are needed for compilation of the GD php extension. For me this resulted in activation of GD with PNG and JPEG support in PHP.

answered Jun 18 '20 at 11:51

Paul

1,337
11
11

1

Thanks Paul, it worked like a charm for me! \o/ :rocket: – Thiago Silva Ferreira Oct 02 '20 at 20:46
Yes, this is the solution – Duke Mar 14 '21 at 09:05

score 23 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 08 '18 at 08:06

You can still get Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagecreatefromjpeg() even if GD is installed.

The solution is to install/enable jped lib:

On Ubuntu:

    apt-get install libjpeg-dev
    apt-get install libfreetype6-dev

On CentOS:

    yum install libjpeg-devel
    yum install freetype-devel

If compiling from source add --with-jpeg-dir --with-freetype-dir or --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with-freetype-dir=/usr.

For more details check https://www.tectut.com/2015/10/solved-call-to-undefined-function-imagecreatefromjpeg/

I tried to compile 7.2 and 7.4 and 7.2 lacks `imagecreatefromjpeg` while 7.4 doesn't... — kungfooman, Mar 01 '23 at 09:42

score 21 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 12 '12 at 04:27

21

You must enable the library GD2.

Find your (proper) php.ini file

Find the line: ;extension=php_gd2.dll and remove the semicolon in the front.

The line should look like this:

extension=php_gd2.dll

Then restart apache and you should be good to go.

answered Nov 12 '12 at 04:27

Commander

1,322
2
13
29

2

Just a note for anyone looking at this since php.ini is a big file. This line is under the `Dynamic Extensions` category (roughly middle of the document) – Eric F Nov 22 '19 at 15:21
2

Just a note for anyone using PHP 8 or greater it will be `extension=gd` instead. – gotnull Sep 28 '21 at 05:18

score 14 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 21 '16 at 09:39

14

sudo apt-get install phpx.x-gd 
sudo service apache2 restart

x.x is the versión php.

answered Sep 21 '16 at 09:39

CodeNoob

345
4
17

score 12 · Answer 7 · answered May 25 '17 at 14:17

12

For php 7 on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install php7.0-gd

answered May 25 '17 at 14:17

Positonic

9,151
14
57
84

score 9 · Answer 8 · answered May 31 '14 at 07:16

9

After installing php5-gd apache restart is needed.

answered May 31 '14 at 07:16

Piotr Olaszewski

6,017
5
38
65

score 8 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 28 '21 at 05:14

I spent so much time trying to figure this out on Windows after installing PHP Version 8.0.11.

I created this phpinfo.php file to check whether GD was loaded:

<?php
if (extension_loaded('gd')) {
  print 'gd loaded';
} else {
  print 'gd NOT loaded';
}

phpinfo(); ?>

If it returns gd NOT loaded then ensure that in your php.ini file you have the following unchecked:

; - Many DLL files are located in the extensions/ (PHP 4) or ext/ (PHP 5+)
;   extension folders as well as the separate PECL DLL download (PHP 5+).
;   Be sure to appropriately set the extension_dir directive.
;
extension=gd

Further down they'll be a section for extension_dir on Windows you need to uncheck the following:

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; http://php.net/extension-dir
;extension_dir = "./"
; On windows:
extension_dir = "ext"

You should now see gd loaded when running the phpinfo.php file and any function calls (like imagecreatefromjpeg()) should now work as intended.

score 7 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 12 '14 at 19:15

7

In CentOS, RedHat, etc. use below command. don't forget to restart the Apache. Because the PHP module has to be loaded.

yum -y install php-gd
service httpd restart

answered Aug 12 '14 at 19:15

Muthukumar Anbalagan

1,138
12
15

score 3 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 18 '20 at 18:51

As mentioned before, you might need GD library installed.

On a shell, check your php version first:
php -v

Then install accordingly. In my system (Linux-Ubuntu) it's php version 7.0:
sudo apt-get install php7.0-gd

Restart your webserver:
systemctl restart apache2

You should now have GD library installed and enabled.

Tktongmaicom Tkt · Answer 12 · 2020-02-26T23:18:18.387

1

after
systemctl restart php-fpm
the Gd library works.

edited Feb 26 '20 at 23:18

answered Feb 26 '20 at 23:11

Tktongmaicom Tkt

11
2

score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Aug 18 '22 at 06:16

1

I am replying in 2022, anyone still facing this problem may my answer helpful. If your PHP version,n is 8+ you can add the below line to your php.ini file which is located in the PHP folder.

extension=php_gd.dll

answered Aug 18 '22 at 06:16

Pisumathu

411
1
5
10

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 21 '23 at 07:47

1

uncomment "extension=gd" in the php ini file

answered Mar 21 '23 at 07:47

Md Rehan

309
2
8

Tested in PHP 8.2 – Md Rehan Mar 21 '23 at 07:48

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Jan 15 '23 at 18:23

I have managed to fix this problem by doing the following:

Find out which version of php you are running by typing this into the terminal:

php --version

My PHP version was 7.4:

PHP 7.4.3 (cli) (built: Nov  2 2022 09:53:44) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.4.3, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies

Install php-7.4-gd

sudo apt-get install php7.4-gd

Restart Apache

systemctl restart apache2

imagecreatefromjpeg and similar functions are not working in PHP

15 Answers15

Linked

Related