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[kashxo Friend kashxoJoin date: April 2007Posts: 605Downloads:0Uploads:21 Thanks: 11 Thanked: 78 times in 40 posts]

#125440

When installing JA Brite quickstart or JA NewsLight module, you may get an error like Undefine function … or other errors at first run. It’s cause by PHP module called GD2 is not enable yet. You have 2 options to fix this issue:
1. Contact your host provider to enable GD2 module for you.
2. If you can access your php.ini file, you can enable it your self by searching for this line:

extension=php_gd2.dll

If the line you find looks like this: ;extension=php_gd2.dll, please remove the ;
If you can not find that line, please try to add that line in to your php.ini file. Othewise, please follow option 1.

[instantinlaw Friend instantinlawJoin date: February 2007Posts: 1646Downloads:6Uploads:28 Thanks: 68 Thanked: 210 times in 62 posts]

#238143

Another good tip. Thanks.

[Menalto Friend MenaltoJoin date: May 2007Posts: 4736Downloads:0Uploads:43 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 531 times in 361 posts]

#238151

This means not all users can use the template and mods??

[brendax Friend brendaxJoin date: May 2007Posts: 24Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#238155

yep if you haven’t got gd2 you can’t use the image functions

should have offered image magick option too

[Menalto Friend MenaltoJoin date: May 2007Posts: 4736Downloads:0Uploads:43 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 531 times in 361 posts]

#238161

I guess they guys need to go back to the drawing board;)

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#238177

kashxo;39107When installing JA Brite quickstart or JA NewsLight module, you may get an error like Undefine function … or other errors at first run. It’s cause by PHP module called GD2 is not enable yet. You have 2 options to fix this issue:
1. Contact your host provider to enable GD2 module for you.
2. If you can access your php.ini file, you can enable it your self by searching for this line:

extension=php_gd2.dll
If the line you find looks like this: ;extension=php_gd2.dll, please remove the ;
If you can not find that line, please try to add that line in to your php.ini file. Othewise, please follow option 1.

Should the end user really have to edit files to get a template to work? if you are aware the gd2 is a major issue you should not design a template module etc that has to use gd2?

[Menalto Friend MenaltoJoin date: May 2007Posts: 4736Downloads:0Uploads:43 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 531 times in 361 posts]

#238180

I agree ShannoN, the way this one turned out takes simplicity away from it all. This is not good.

[davib Friend davibJoin date: December 2005Posts: 81Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 7]

#238199

whilst I find myself often agreeing with Shannon, in this case it should be known that GD2 is pretty standard and I doubt there would be too many poeple who find they cannot use the template. I dont know wnay hosts who dont have this enabled ( this doesnt mean there isnt some)

Of course if you develop locally using wamp or other similar packages than all you need to do is edit the php.ini file to enable it if it isnt enabled by deafult

[darylba Friend darylbaJoin date: July 2006Posts: 43Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 10 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#238369

GD2 is very popular now a days. Some hosts give a choice or three graphic handlers ready to go. You are going to need GD2 for many components for Joomla now and not likely a template. GD2 is something to look for when looking for hosting for Joomla, it is a basic requirement if you plan on using third party extensions that handle graphics.

The moderator (kashxo) was trying to help people understand what ‘ they ‘ need to have in order to run a particular extension. I personally do not see this as an issue with the JA templates. Quickstarts have components built into them so you will need some basics to run them, like GD2.

[elytere Friend elytereJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#248076

Hi,

My hosting is siteground and they say they support GD2.
The problem is that I don´t know how to enable it.
It is imposible to contact the thecnical staff to ask them to activated it and is not posible to find the global php.ini.
They say you can place a local php.ini files and the setting will aply in that directory.
¿where should I place it?
I try to use JA Newslight with Barite. I am using Joomla 1.5

here is an explanation from siteground but I am not clear about what to do.

http://kb.siteground.com/article/How_to_change_the_value_of_a_PHP_setting.html

Thanks

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