[FIXED] How can I Enable Webp support in php GD library in xampp on linux

Issue

I have XAMPP for Linux 7.0.8.

And enabled with GD Support.

screenshot of phpinfo(); about GD

I want to use imagewebp();. I have error while using this,

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function imagewebp()

while searching for a solution I have concluded with is solution from http://php.net/manual/en/image.installation.php

Image Format | Configure Switch

webp | To enable support for webp add --with-vpx-dir=DIR . Available as of PHP 5.5.

I want to enable webp support.

What I want to do?

Solution

I finally came up with a Solution of Uninstalling XAMPP Application and installing Native LAMP stack server.

Why Because I cannot Recompile PHP in XAMPP. It will be more difficult.

I used My native Linux Apache/PHP installation instead, So I can download source packages and recompile PHP to my needs.

Answered By - GanesH RahuL

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (PHPFixing Volunteer)