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

Issue

There are other threads about how to install Imagick on Windows 7 but no help for me so far. (Maybe problems have came up with more recent versions)

I have followed these steps to install:

1. Download and install ImageMagick

http://www.imagemagick.org/download/binaries/ImageMagick-6.8.8-1-Q16-x86-dll.exe

2. Download php_imagick.dll and copy to extension dir (c:\xampp\php\ext)

http://www.peewit.fr/imagick/php55/vc11/x86/ts/php_imagick.dll

3. Edit php.ini file and add new extension (c:\xampp\php\php.ini)

extension=php_imagick.dll

4. Save ini file and restart Apache (if necessary, restart Windows)

5. Start Apache and run test

When I start Apache i get a pop up box that displays:

The program can't start because php5.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Then directly after this comes another:

PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll' - The specified module could not be found.

According to funtioneer I suspect some kind of compilation error.

Now I have PHP Version 5.5.6 (xampp 1.8.3) with compiler MSVC11 which is the same as for the php_imagick.dll file.

Is download ImageMagick from source and compile it on my own the right way to go? (have never compiled in Windows before)

Solution

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)

Answered By - embe

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (PHPFixing Volunteer)