How To Install ImageMagick (Image Manipulation) Tool on RHEL/CentOS and Fedora

To Install ImageMagick (Image Manipulation) Tool on RHEL/CentOS and Fedora

ImageMagick is a simple open source software suited for any image manipulation, which is used for editing, converting, creating, displaying image files. It can read and also write many image files like JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF and Photo CD image formats. It can be used for thumbnail and captcha creation. ImageMagick includes command line options for generating transparent and animated gif image formats and also features like sharpen, resize, rotate and adding special effects to an image. Install ImageMagick with Imagick PHP extension for PHP and ImageMagick-perl extension for Perl is explained in this article.

To Install ImageMagick

Install the required packages to compile imagick PHP extension.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install php-pear php-devel gcc -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
 * extras: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
 * updates: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
Resolving Dependencies
-->  Running transaction check
--->  Package gcc.x86_64 0:4.8.5-4.el7 will be installed
-->  Processing Dependency: libgomp = 4.8.5-4.el7 for package: gcc-4.8.5-4.el7.x86_64
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Dependency Installed:
  autoconf.noarch 0:2.69-11.el7                 automake.noarch 0:1.13.4-3.el7                   glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.17-106.el7_2.6     
  glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.17-106.el7_2.6       kernel-headers.x86_64 0:3.10.0-327.18.2.el7      pcre-devel.x86_64 0:8.32-15.el7_2.1       
  perl-Data-Dumper.x86_64 0:2.145-3.el7         perl-Test-Harness.noarch 0:3.28-3.el7            perl-Thread-Queue.noarch 0:3.02-2.el7     
  php-process.x86_64 0:5.4.16-36.1.el7_2.1     

Dependency Updated:
  libgomp.x86_64 0:4.8.5-4.el7                                                                                                              

Complete!

After installing php-pear ,php-devel and gcc packages, install ImageMagick software for Perl and PHP using the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install ImageMagick ImageMagick-devel ImageMagick-perl -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
 * extras: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
 * updates: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
Resolving Dependencies
-->  Running transaction check
--->  Package ImageMagick.x86_64 0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 will be installed
-->  Processing Dependency: libwmflite-0.2.so.7()(64bit) for package: ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-13.el7_2.x86_64
-->  Processing Dependency: libImath.so.6()(64bit) for package: ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-13.el7_2.x86_64
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Dependency Updated:
  bzip2.x86_64 0:1.0.6-13.el7                  bzip2-libs.x86_64 0:1.0.6-13.el7                freetype.x86_64 0:2.4.11-11.el7              
  ghostscript.x86_64 0:9.07-18.el7             ghostscript-cups.x86_64 0:9.07-18.el7           jasper-libs.x86_64 0:1.900.1-29.el7          
  libICE.x86_64 0:1.0.9-2.el7                  libSM.x86_64 0:1.2.2-2.el7                      libX11.x86_64 0:1.6.3-2.el7                  
  libX11-common.noarch 0:1.6.3-2.el7           libXext.x86_64 0:1.3.3-3.el7                    libxcb.x86_64 0:1.11-4.el7                   
  zlib.x86_64 0:1.2.7-15.el7                  

Complete!

Now you need to compile the imagick for PHP extension by executing the following ‘ pecl‘ command. This will install the ImageMagick and also imagick PHP extension module ‘ imagick.so‘ under /usr/lib/php/modules directory.

If you are using 64-bit system, the module directory path should be /usr/lib64/php/modules.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# pecl install imagick
WARNING: channel " pecl.php.net"  has updated its protocols, use " pecl channel-update pecl.php.net"  to update
downloading imagick-3.4.1.tgz ...
Starting to download imagick-3.4.1.tgz (239,829 bytes)
.................................................done: 239,829 bytes
19 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20100412
Zend Module Api No:      20100525
Zend Extension Api No:   220100525
Please provide the prefix of Imagemagick installation [autodetect] : 
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Build process completed successfully
Installing ' /usr/lib64/php/modules/imagick.so' 
Installing ' /usr/include/php/ext/imagick/php_imagick_shared.h' 
install ok: channel://pecl.php.net/imagick-3.4.1
configuration option " php_ini"  is not set to php.ini location
You should add " extension=imagick.so"  to php.ini

It will prompt you to supply Imagemagick installation prefix and you need to press enter to auto detect.

Next, add the ‘ imagick.so‘ extension to ‘ /etc/php.ini‘ file.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# echo extension=imagick.so > >  /etc/php.ini

Now restart Apache web server.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart httpd.service

Check imagick PHP extension by executing the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# php -m | grep imagick
imagick

Alternatively, create a file known as ‘ info.php‘ under site root directory.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /var/www/html/info.php
Append the following code.

< ?php
     phpinfo () 
?> 

Finally Open the browser and enter ‘ http://localhost/info.php‘ or ‘ http://ip-addresss/info.php‘ and check the imagick extension.