php: Installing imagick extension on WindowsXP
This may seem simple enough to many programmers out there but this threw me for a few days. This is how you install imagick on a windows server. If your site is on a shared host, you need to ask your host to install the extension for you.
For this example I am running php 5.2.4 on Abyss/Apache web server
Download the matching pecl5 Binary from php.net. In this case its pecl5.2-win32-200710121230.zip (matching my current php version).
Unpack the file.
Copy the php_imagick.dll into php/ext/ directory
Open your php.ini file and look for the “Dynamic Extensions” area. In there will be a list of items (some commented out). Add the following line to the bottom of the list: extension=php_imagick.dll
Save the changes you made.
Restart your web server.
If these steps were successful imagick will show up on any php page using the phpinfo() function.
Your posts are extremely helpful and informative.