Php - Imagettfbbox()

[Frylock]

According to PHP.net, the function imagettfbbox() is part of PHP 4+, but in a script I tried running, it said it was undefined. Am I missing anything?

 

I was using it to generate an image on the fly for one of those anti-robotic image dealies (a script I found on Hotscripts by "Chuck Harmston"). It could be the script of course... I have no clue how this image stuff works in PHP, heh. Thanks!

[borfast]

Frylock, the PHP manual says that function requires both the GD library and the FreeType library. I know TCH servers have the GD library installed and working with PHP but I'm not sure about the Freetype library.

 

I'll check that for you and post here again when I know the answer.

[TCH-Rick]

All servers should have freetype installed by default. For some reason it was missing on server 35. I tested several other servers and found it was compiled into php. I have recompiled php with freetype support on your server. You can test it by running the fttest.php program I put in your public_html directory.

[borfast]

Thanks for taking care of it, Rick

[Frylock]

Wow... seems I'm the slow one around here.

 

But yeah it works now, cool! Thanks a lot!

[muymalestado]

An old issue sorted I know but I am being advised by the install guide to ensure GD and Freetype are available on the server. Why?

 

I am installing really-simple-captcha to work with contact-form-7 within WordPress.

 

I cannot get the character image to display.

 

Are these libraries available? I'm on arlington, it says.

 

Thanks.

[TCH-Dick]

GD and Freetype are installed on all servers. If you are having issues getting these to work, please drop a ticket to the help desk and we will assist.

[muymalestado]

Many thanks Dick. I asked out of bewilderment. I found the answer is to physically create the wp-content/uploads folder which wp has as the default upload location and which captcha uses. Once that folder exists (with permission 777) all works well.

[TCH-Bruce]

Glad you got it sorted out.