#40946 [Bgs]: Use of newer GD install prevents text functions from working.

ID: 40946 User updated by: gfrank at neoservers dot com Reported By: gfrank at neoservers dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: GD related Operating System: Linux 2.6.20 PHP Version: 4.4.6 Assigned To: pajoye New Comment: We actually did try specifying an absolute path to the font, and it still wouldn't work. The exact same code, however, worked with the bundled GD without issue. The reason we were trying the external GD was due to a string of glibc errors causing the system to crash, and after a lot of investigating we had reason to believe that the issue lied within GD as we heavily rely on it. Later this week I will recompile PHP back to the alternate config using the external GD and try your suggestion. If that also produces errors, would you like me to respond? Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-03-29 11:07:32] pajoye@php.net "I'm not sure if this is an issue with PHP not being compatible with the newer GD or if this is a bug in GD." It is not really a bug, not in php neither in GD. Environment like apache requires an absolute path as the CWD differs. The problem is solved by PHP internal functions. the php CWD is used by php functions. Add: $font = realpath($font); Question, why do you want to use the external GD? 2.0.34 has not all new functions and improvements available in the bundled GD (but all bug fixes). I strongly recommend to use the bundled GD with php. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-03-29 10:01:08] gfrank at neoservers dot com Description: ------------ When using the latest stable release of GD 2.0.34 instead of the bundled version, functions which require text generate an error. The issue was present on not just the provided code below but on every single piece of code we had that used ANY function that accessed a font. It claims the font didn't exist or couldn't be opened. As soon as we went back to the bundled GD, it started working again. I'm not sure if this is an issue with PHP not being compatible with the newer GD or if this is a bug in GD. Configure String: ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 --localstatedir=/var/lib/php --with-apxs2=/usr/apache/bin/apxs --with-zlib-dir=/usr --with-bz2=/usr --enable-calendar --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --enable-ftp --with-gd=/usr --with-ttf --with-freetype-dir=/usr --enable-gd-native-ttf --with-png-dir=/usr --with-gettext=/usr --with-mysql=/usr --with-curlwrappers --enable-sockets --enable-versioning --enable-track-vars --enable-trans-sid --enable-bcmath --enable-mbstring --disable-debug --enable-sysvshm --enable-sysvsem --enable-shmop Reproduce code: --------------- http://www.animeforum.com/jakiao/code.phps Expected result: ---------------- http://www.tuxeodmask.com/sig/blah.html (the images beneath "back to list" and above "Hi Bob") Actual result: -------------- PHP Warning: imagettfbbox(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 150 Warning: imagettfbbox(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 150 PHP Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 161 Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 161 PHP Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 162 Warning: imagettftext(): Could not find/open font in /home/kaitou/tuxedomask.com/sig/sig2.jpg on line 162 ‰PNG IHDR l©\V PLTE,m¯ÿÿÿíä++RNS@æØf IDA™cÀÍ+][IEND®B‚ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40946&edit=1