Running Imagemagick on Xampp 1.8.3 with Windows 7

Running ImageMagick on XAMPP 1.8.3 with Windows 7

OK. I finally found a combination that works. After MUCH trial and error, I was finally able to get the below combination to work on my machine. Hopefully it works for anyone else who might be struggling with this.

• OS: Windows 7 64 Bit
• PHP: 5.5.6
• XAMPP: 1.8.3
  
  
  • Compiler: MSVC11
  • Architecture: x86
• ImageMagick: ImageMagick-6.7.7-5-Q16-windows-dll (available here)
• Imagick DLL: PHP5.5.x version from http://www.peewit.fr/imagick/

Note: Once I tried this, Apache started without any error messages. I did not have to restart my computer (just restarted Apache). I do have ImageMagick installed in a directory that has no spaces in the name (as some have suggested that might be a problem with some installs). In my case, I installed it to c:\xampp\imagemagick.

Best of luck to you!

How to get ImageMagick running with XAMPP on Win7?

I found the answer to basically the same question (and same tech spec). I simply had to download an older version of ImageMagick (ImageMagick-6.7.7-5-Q16-windows-dll).

(By following the linked answer above you can find a link to that version of ImageMagick and a working php_imagick.dll.)

Imagick on Windows 8 xampp

I have solved the problem only by installing latest xampp version (XAMPP Version 1.8.3) and continued the method: Running ImageMagick on XAMPP 1.8.3 with Windows 7

Install details copied:

• ImageMagick: ImageMagick-6.7.7-5-Q16-windows-dll (available here)
• Imagick DLL: PHP 5.5.x version from http://www.peewit.fr/imagick/

How to install ImageMagick to use with PHP on Windows 7 (3)

Instead of using the latest version I tried downloading ImageMagick-6.7.7-5-Q16-windows-dll from here. That one actually worked with the php_imagick.dll (Imagick for PHP 5.5.x) from http://www.peewit.fr/imagick/.

This is not the latest version but it worked. (even without restarting the computer)

Install Imagick for PHP and Apache on Windows

EDIT: This procedure works with Windows 7 - 10 and all versions of PHP as well.

Unofficial sites may be discontinued or later be altered to contain malicious code instead. Please use caution when using any recommended links or mirrors other than the official ImageMagick, PECL, or PHP sites provided in comments or other answers.

I was unable to get Imagick Working with PHP using an older release of ImageMagick as in the originally accepted answer and it was difficult to find mirrors with the exact safe binaries needed (the binaries on the mirror in the originally accepted answer downloaded as different versions than listed)

In all of the steps below, be sure to match your PHP architecture (x86/x64 and NTS/TS) to the binary's architecture. If you are using PHP x86 - replace the x64 version of the downloads with the x86 (or 32bit) version. The same applies to Thread-Safe (TS) and Non-Thread-Safe (NTS) versions of PHP.

PHP Imagick Extension

1. Navigate to https://pecl.php.net/package/imagick
   and download the latest DLL (3.3.0RC1) at time of this answer.
   
2. Extract php_imagick.dll to D:\php5.6\ext
3. Extract all CORE_RL_*.dll files to D:\php5.6 -
4. Ensure D:\php5.6 is already added to the PATH of your system environment variables
5. Add extension = php_imagick.dll to D:\php5.6\php.ini
6. Restart Apache, PHP-FPM, or PHP Built-In Web Server
7. Check phpinfo(); to ensure the module is installed correctly Note the highlighted ImageMagick version (ImageMagick 6.9.1-2 Q16 x64) and the missing supported formats

ImageMagick Binary

1. (1a) Download and install the matching version of ImageMagick to D:\php5.6\bin from https://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php - Ensure that the Add Path to Environment Variables option is checked or manually add it
   
2. (1b) Alternatively download the PECL dependencies for your version of the Imagick PECL extension, see below for more details.
3. Load a command prompt (run as administrator which forces the system path variable to refresh) and ensure convert --version displays the correct version
4. Delete the previously extracted CORE_RL_*.dll files in D:\php5.6 (they will be loaded via ImageMagick path - otherwise your PHP installation may become unstable with the PECL dlls)
5. Restart Apache, PHP-FPM, or PHP Built-In Web Server
6. Check phpinfo(); to ensure the module is still installed correctly and is now loading the Imagick supported formats

Imagick PDF as Image Support - Ghostscript (optional)

1. Optionally download and install Ghostscript to D:\php5.6\bin to be able to convert PDFs to images from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/ be sure to match the architecture for your installation

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I did not need to add MAGICK_HOME for Imagick to work using the PHP Built-In Web Server or CGI, but may be required for Apache using mod_php. See the Special Considerations section below for additional details.

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PECL Imagick Dependencies (1b)

You can alternatively download the required ImageMagick version dependencies and extract the exe and dll files from within the bin directory directly into your D:\php5.6 directory.
The dependencies can be found on PECL website http://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/deps/

Using the PECL dependencies removes the need to directly download and
run the matching ImageMagick version installer from the vendor's website.

With the PECL dependencies method there were issues with excluded files needed for PDF conversions using GhostScript.

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Special Considerations

Be sure the user running PHP has permission to execute convert. This should be inherited via D:\php5.6\bin but in case you chose to install to C:\Program Files. you may have issues due to its restricted permissions.

Be sure to rearrange your PATH System Environment Variable so that %SystemRoot%\system32\convert.exe does not override the D:\php5.6\bin\convert.exe.

By adding your PHP path to the left of system32, like so: PATH: D:\php5.6\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;...

This will force your system to look for executable files within D:\php5.6\bin prior to %SystemRoot%\system32

Replace D:\php5.6\bin\convert.exe with the path to where you installed ImageMagick or the path to where convert.exe is located

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc723564.aspx#XSLTsection127121120120

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