ImageMagick and Convert In Php

Hello All, Ok , I am about to loose my mind... this list is my last option i think :) this is what i have tried : system("convert -pen black -draw 'text 120,60 YourText Here' imageA.jpg imageB.jpg"); The above does not work , the most i can get it imageA.jpg Becomes imageB.jpg but the text does not get drawn I striped the slashes, this does not work either, i su - to what my webserver runs on to see if i can run the system command via console, it works just fine , so i tried : $a = escapeshellcmd('-pen black -draw'); $b = escapeshellarg('text 120,20 YourTextHere); $c = escapeshellcmd("test.jpg doggy.jpg"); system("convert $a $b $c"); Same as the above, imageA becomes imageB and thats it. Permissions for testing are -rwxrwxrwx a basic test with system("convert -scale 500x600" imageA.jpg imageB.jpg"); = Works Perfect I am sorry for coming to the list for help , but i am at a final loss, i have also tried shell_exec and exec to clear anything up. I have hit the imagemagick mail list and i got "Php Might have some issues" so if anyone can lend a hand to get that system command to work , i would be most appreciative. Best Wishes Rick Wilson