alternates to system() and exec() in order to use ImageMag..

On 21 Feb 2005 09:56:46 -0800, news.DeleteThis@celticbear.com wrote:

 >My Web host apepars to not allow exec() and system(), as a line in my
 >script:
 >
 >system("convert -scale 100x100 $uploadfile $toimage");
 >
 >gives the error:
 >
 >"Warning: system() has been disabled for security reasons"
 >
 >Is there some other way to use ImageMagik (or is it GhostScript?)'s
 >"convert" command in PHP that may be safer and generally allowed by Web
 >hosts?

If system() and exec() are disabled, presumably proc_open() is too, so you're
out of luck. There's an ImageMagick PHP extension in PECL, you could ask your
host if they'd install that (but they probably won't!).

<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://pecl.php.net/package/imagick" target="_blank">http://pecl.php.net/package/imagick</a>

(GhostScript is a Postscript processor - ImageMagick is the image processor)

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 >> Stay informed about: alternates to system() and exec() in order to use ImageMag.. 

Andy Hassall wrote:

 >
 > Should also mention that you may be able to use the GD functions,
since
<font color=purple> > they're bundled with PHP - <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://uk2.php.net/image</font" target="_blank">http://uk2.php.net/image</font</a>>
 >
 > They're slower and not as good for photographic images as
ImageMagick, but if
 > you haven't got an alternative...
 >

Wow! Thanks; I had no idea PHP had such built-in image manipulation
processes.
Thanks!
 >> Stay informed about: alternates to system() and exec() in order to use ImageMag..