[Typo3-linux] Problem re: "disable_functions: exec "

[rodrigo cea]

I am trying to install typo on a hosted server.  phpinfo() shows: 
"disable_functions: exec,  system, shell_exec...", which causes an error 
of the type : "Warning: exec() has been disabled for security reasons 
in...", and Image Magick doesn't work.
Is there a workaround for this? I understand I can disable exec()-based 
functions, but I don't want to give up IM functions. Is there another 
image-manipulation application I can use instead of IM that doesn't rely 
on exec()?
The server is Apache/2.0.54 Fedora, Typo 3.7, PHP 5.0.4.

Thank you kindly.
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Rodrigo C.
http://www.lafuga.cl
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