How to install ImageMagick for PHP5.3/5.4 on Windows 8 x64

Question

I need install ImageMagick for PHP 5.4.7 on Windows.

How do I install it?

Answer 1

Step by step:

1. Download the binary version for Windows Install you binary version.
2. Test you install in CMD
   1. Execute convert in CMD .
3. If this work, the intall is success.
4. Now, download Imagemagick DLL for PHP
5. Open imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz
6. In Explorer, go to PHP extension folder
   1. PHP: C:\\php\\ext\\
   2. XAMP: C:\\xampp\\php\\ext\\
7. Copy TS or NTS DLL's ( php_imagick_(nts|ts).dll ) from imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz:
   1. For PHP 5.3
      1. imagick-php54-php53.tgz\\imagick\\php53
   2. For PHP 5.4
      1. imagick-php54-php53.tgz\\imagick\\php54
8. Paste in you PHP Extension folder.
9. In explorer, edit you php.ini
10. Add the follow line:

if you use TS

extension=php_imagick_ts.dll

If you use NTS

extension=php_imagick_nts.dll

Now, restart you apache/ngnex server.

IMPORTANT!

If you have a error to start apache/ngnex with the message Unable to find CORE_RL_Wand.dll something something .

1. Open imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz
2. Go to imagick-php54-php53.tgz\\imagick\\ImageMagick-xxx-vcx\\
3. In my case imagick-php54-php53.tgz\\imagick\\ImageMagick-6.8.0-vc9
4. In explorer go to:
5. Win 32: C:\\Windows\\System32\\
6. Win 64: C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\
7. Uncompress all DLL's from imagick-php54-php53.tgz\\imagick\\ImageMagick-xxx-vcx\\
8. And start you apache/ngnex server.