php_imagick - huge problems

Hi, I have had serious problems (and still having some problems) installing PHP with php_imagick + ImageMagick (under both Linux and Win32). I did not find any good documentation on setting this up, so I thought I'd share. People that have php_imagick working, PLEASE share any thoughts you have. Read below. First, here are details of Linux configuration that *WORKED* for me (others didn't work - I've tried many): - Apache 1.3.29 + mod_ssl 2.8.16-1.3.29 (I guess, doesn't matter) - PHP 4.3.6 (I guess, doesn't matter) - ImageMagick 5.5.7-20 - php_imagick 0.9.8 (0.9.9 did not work) Here are details of Windows XP configuration that *WORKED* for me (others didn't work - I've tried many): - Apache 1.3.27 (I guess, doesn't matter) - PHP 4.3.6 (I guess, doesn't matter) - ImageMagick 5.5.7-Q16 (Q8 also worked, but with older php-imagick) - php_imagick 0.9.8 (dll from Frank Kromann's site - thanks Frank) Here are things that *DID NOT* work: Linux: - nothing worked with ImageMagick 6.0.1 - building errors - php_imagick 0.9.9 + ImageMagick 5.5.7 didn't work - php_imagick functions aren't returning resource identifier (returning boolean) - I think that php_imagick 0.9.9 isn't working at all! Windows XP: - nothing worked with ImageMagick 6.0.1 - php_imagick needing nonexistent functions from some ImageMagick CORE_* dll files. - ImageMagick 5.5.7-Q8 didn't work with Frank's php-imagick 0.9.8 (worked with older php-imagick from http://php.chregu.tv/php_imagick.dll I think I tried more combinations under Windows and Linux, but none of them worked :-) Here are problems that I am still having under BOTH systems (but generally, successful configuration above works - some demos are working - but I did not try ALL of them): resize.php (which is most important piece of functionality - resizing is most requested feature for me) DOES NOT work, here are details - Under Windows, default "resize.php" demo just hangs - PHP process eating lot of memory and CPU. If I change "50, 50" to "700, 700", I get following: imagick_resize() failed<BR> Reason: PixelCacheIsNotOpen<BR> Same situation under Linux. I don't remember what was default - "50, 50" or "700, 700", but it either hangs or returns error above. I did not try all demos, but many of them worked. I suppose that there are problems with latest php_imagick (it does not work at all! php_imagick functions return boolean instead of expected resource). I think that in php_imagick should be mentioned that it does not work with ImageMagick 6.0.1 yet. I would like Frank to mention that his php_imagick.dll works only with 5.5.7-Q16 for now. Does it make sense to try GraphicsMagick instead of ImageMagick? What will work better? Alex.