[TYPO3-linux] Install problems relating GD

[Michael Weber]

Heya,

depending on what you use to maintain your System, yum or plain rpm,
either of both should show you if it is installed.

For PHP with GD you need:

php-common
gd

and for sure

php-gd

from repository (rpm package names are quite similar)

So "rpm -qi php-common" and "rpm -qi gd" should give a
positive match. Then you can install "php-gd" from repository
or via RPM (whatever you prefer just dont mix)

> The problem:
> My home server (also desktop) has in Typo3 Install tool it notes that 
> GDLib is installed OK. This despite to default configuration for 
> compilation of PHP (5.1.6) tells --without-gd. But phpinfo shows gd 
> (2.0.28) information.

Yes it is compiled without gd, pear and some other stuff. Thats okay,
you use Modules from the Repo instead.

> The new server has exactly same situation in progs/applications but, 
> phpinfo does not show any information of gd and Typo3 Install tool 
> complains missing GDLib.

Standard installations dont necessary include all Modules for PHP.
Check this.

> Questions:
> - how Typo3 searches if GDLib is installed ? If I correctly understand 
> it looks from PHP not from the directory structure.

yes. A installed GD Lib is pointless if PHP dont support it.

> - how can I get the same situation that PHP in server understands that 
> there is GD in the machine just like in my home machine ?

Check if the php-gd Module is installed. I am quite sure its not.

> - do You know if there is any, quite new, documentation of the 
> prerequisites of various programs Typo3 needs. Something like: typo3 
> version, program1 name, program1 version, program2 name, program2 
> version , etc.

Not really :)

regards,
Michael

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