Re: undefined symbol: gdImageCreateFromGif

Thanks Man - you saved my ass! I just went for ./configure --without-gd --with-mysql --with-apxs and it works a treat On 18 Aug 2000 16:44:20 -0700, ashley@pcraft.com ("Ashley M. Kirchner") wrote: >ferret wrote: > >> Cannot load /etc/httpd/modules/libphp4.so into server: >> /etc/httpd/modules/libphp4.so: undefined symbol: gdImageCreateFromGif >> [FAILED] >> when I start apache - it was fine before - can anyone help >> >> PHP4.0 was fine running as a DSO and all I did was restart httpd after >> making an unrelated edit in httpd.conf. >> >> I've got scripts on the web that won't run now! > > I'm guessing you installed gd-1.8.x which no longer supports GIF >images. I just ran through the same problem till I figured out that GD no >longer makes a shared library, only static. So, you need to remove the >(old) shared libraries from your system, otherwise PHP's configure script >WILL use them, and when you get to actually use GD, it'll complain that it >can't create GIF files (that error you got). > > Read up on GD's install and configure script, and when you run PHP's >configure script, make absolutely sure that it figures out that it can NOT >use the gdImageCreateFromGif() routine (it will say while it's configuring). > > AMK4 > >-- >W | > | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. > |____________________________________________________________________ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@pcraft.com> . > 303.442.6410 x130 > SysAdmin / Websmith . 800.441.3873 x130 > Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . eFax 248.671.0909 > http://www.pcraft.com . 3550 > Arapahoe Ave > .................. . . . . Boulder, CO 80303