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Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 12:42 PM
Hi i use VPS linux, And one of my member asked me To help him. He faced an error that say, 'FreeType library not available. (Function imagettftext does not exist)' and requested me to avtivate this for him.i have no information about it that how can i do it. If you know what can i do for him please tell me step by step... If it may have a security problem or not? Thank you.Goodbye
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 01:02 PM
Which operating system?
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:08 PM
mine is Linux Cpanel apache 2.2.8
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 01:20 PM
Sorry, to be more specific, which Linux distro?
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:29 PM
i dont exactly know which specific model is this but if is possible for u give me a directive then i type it on SSH and then i give u type of my linux o what ever u want.sorry for this
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 01:33 PM
Ok, than execute this command, and post the result: cat /etc/issue
Posted by TheITAdvisory, 07-19-2008, 01:33 PM
You can type uname -a for the kernel version, do you have cpanel/whm? You can also view the distro type in there as well. for your specific distro name, issue cat /etc/issue
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:38 PM
root@server [~]# cat /etc/issue This computer system is for authorized users only. Individuals using this system without authority or in excess of their authority are subject to having all their activities on this system monitored and recorded or examined by any authorized person, including law enforcement, as system personnel deem appropriate. In the course of monitoring individuals improperly using the system or in the course of system maintenance, the activities of authorized users may also be monitored and recorded. Any material so recorded may be disclosed as appropriate. Anyone using this system consents to these terms. root@server [~]#
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:40 PM
root@server [~]# uname -a Linux << removed >> 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.028stab053.14 #1 SMP Thu May 8 16:29:13 MSD 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux i have cpanel and whm. Last edited by CArmstrong; 07-25-2008 at 11:13 AM.
Posted by TheITAdvisory, 07-19-2008, 01:43 PM
try cat /proc/version
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:45 PM
root@server [~]# cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.028stab053.14 (root@rhel5-64-build) (gcc version 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-52)) #1 SMP Thu May 8 16:29:13 MSD 2008 root@server [~]#
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 01:54 PM
Try this: up2date freetype freetype-devel
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 01:59 PM
can u tell it more clear. root@server [~]# up2date freetype freetype-devel -bash: up2date: command not found root@server [~]# freetype-devel -bash: freetype-devel: command not found root@server [~]#
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 02:04 PM
I'm not 100% sure, but as I can see you are running "RHEL5" version... Please execute these commands from your command line: up2date freetype freetype-devel and if this does not work, please try this: yum install freetype freetype-devel
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 02:12 PM
up2date freetype freetype-devel' could not be executed but this command 'yum install freetype freetype-devel' executed. what should i do in next step please? sorry for inconvinience but i have to say i'm so primary pls for activating Function imagettftext guide me step by step... root@server [~]# yum install freetype freetype-devel Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: ftp.plusline.de * updates: ftp.plusline.de * addons: ftp.plusline.de * extras: ftp.plusline.de base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 updates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Package freetype - 2.2.1-20.el5_2.i386 is already installed. Package freetype-devel - 2.2.1-20.el5_2.i386 is already installed. Nothing to do root@server [~]#
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 02:26 PM
Hmmm, it looks like you have "freetype" installed on your server. Try this now: yum install ImageMagick ImageMagick-devel
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 02:52 PM
thanks a million, yes i've done this step can we go to the next step? root@server [~]# yum install ImageMagick ImageMagick-devel Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: ftp.plusline.de * updates: ftp.plusline.de * addons: ftp.plusline.de * extras: ftp.plusline.de base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 updates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package ImageMagick.i386 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: liblcms.so.1 for package: ImageMagick --> Processing Dependency: libwmflite-0.2.so.7 for package: ImageMagick --> Processing Dependency: libgs.so.8 for package: ImageMagick ---> Package ImageMagick-devel.i386 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libXt-devel for package: ImageMagick-devel --> Processing Dependency: ghostscript-devel for package: ImageMagick-devel --> Processing Dependency: lcms-devel for package: ImageMagick-devel --> Running transaction check ---> Package lcms.i386 0:1.15-1.2.2 set to be updated ---> Package ghostscript-devel.i386 0:8.15.2-9.3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package ghostscript.i386 0:8.15.2-9.3.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: ghostscript-fonts for package: ghostscript --> Processing Dependency: urw-fonts >= 1.1 for package: ghostscript ---> Package libXt-devel.i386 0:1.0.2-3.1.fc6 set to be updated ---> Package libwmf.i386 0:0.2.8.4-10.1 set to be updated ---> Package lcms-devel.i386 0:1.15-1.2.2 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package ghostscript-fonts.noarch 0:5.50-13.1.1 set to be updated ---> Package urw-fonts.noarch 0:2.3-6.1.1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: mkfontscale for package: urw-fonts --> Processing Dependency: mkfontdir for package: urw-fonts --> Processing Dependency: chkfontpath for package: urw-fonts --> Running transaction check ---> Package xorg-x11-font-utils.i386 1:7.1-2 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libfontenc.so.1 for package: xorg-x11-font-utils --> Processing Dependency: libXfont.so.1 for package: xorg-x11-font-utils --> Processing Dependency: libfontenc >= 0.99.2-2 for package: xorg-x11-font-utils ---> Package chkfontpath.i386 0:1.10.1-1.1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: xfs for package: chkfontpath --> Running transaction check ---> Package xorg-x11-xfs.i386 1:1.0.2-4 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: ttmkfdir for package: xorg-x11-xfs --> Processing Dependency: libFS.so.6 for package: xorg-x11-xfs ---> Package libXfont.i386 0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1 set to be updated ---> Package libfontenc.i386 0:1.0.2-2.2.el5 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package ttmkfdir.i386 0:3.0.9-23.el5 set to be updated ---> Package libFS.i386 0:1.0.0-3.1 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: ImageMagick-devel i386 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 base 75 k Installing for dependencies: ImageMagick i386 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 base 3.3 M chkfontpath i386 1.10.1-1.1 base 15 k ghostscript i386 8.15.2-9.3.el5 updates 5.9 M ghostscript-devel i386 8.15.2-9.3.el5 updates 40 k ghostscript-fonts noarch 5.50-13.1.1 base 801 k lcms i386 1.15-1.2.2 base 168 k lcms-devel i386 1.15-1.2.2 base 151 k libFS i386 1.0.0-3.1 base 30 k libXfont i386 1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1 base 241 k libXt-devel i386 1.0.2-3.1.fc6 base 332 k libfontenc i386 1.0.2-2.2.el5 base 19 k libwmf i386 0.2.8.4-10.1 base 821 k ttmkfdir i386 3.0.9-23.el5 base 46 k urw-fonts noarch 2.3-6.1.1 base 4.5 M xorg-x11-font-utils i386 1:7.1-2 base 75 k xorg-x11-xfs i386 1:1.0.2-4 base 68 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 17 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 17 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/17): lcms-devel-1.15-1 100% |=========================| 151 kB 00:00 (2/17): chkfontpath-1.10. 100% |=========================| 15 kB 00:00 (3/17): urw-fonts-2.3-6.1 100% |=========================| 4.5 MB 00:00 (4/17): libwmf-0.2.8.4-10 100% |=========================| 821 kB 00:00 (5/17): libfontenc-1.0.2- 100% |=========================| 19 kB 00:00 (6/17): libFS-1.0.0-3.1.i 100% |=========================| 30 kB 00:00 (7/17): libXt-devel-1.0.2 100% |=========================| 332 kB 00:00 (8/17): ghostscript-8.15. 100% |=========================| 5.9 MB 00:01 (9/17): ghostscript-devel 100% |=========================| 40 kB 00:00 (10/17): xorg-x11-font-ut 100% |=========================| 75 kB 00:00 (11/17): ImageMagick-deve 100% |=========================| 75 kB 00:00 (12/17): ttmkfdir-3.0.9-2 100% |=========================| 46 kB 00:00 (13/17): libXfont-1.2.2-1 100% |=========================| 241 kB 00:00 (14/17): ImageMagick-6.2. 100% |=========================| 3.3 MB 00:00 (15/17): ghostscript-font 100% |=========================| 801 kB 00:00 (16/17): lcms-1.15-1.2.2. 100% |=========================| 168 kB 00:00 (17/17): xorg-x11-xfs-1.0 100% |=========================| 68 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: libfontenc ####################### [ 1/17] Installing: libXfont ####################### [ 2/17] Installing: xorg-x11-font-utils ####################### [ 3/17] Installing: lcms ####################### [ 4/17] Installing: lcms-devel ####################### [ 5/17] Installing: libwmf ####################### [ 6/17] Installing: libFS ####################### [ 7/17] Installing: libXt-devel ####################### [ 8/17] Installing: ttmkfdir ####################### [ 9/17] Installing: ghostscript-fonts ####################### [10/17] Installing: chkfontpath ####################### [11/17] Installing: urw-fonts ####################### [12/17] Installing: ghostscript ####################### [13/17] Installing: ImageMagick ####################### [14/17] Installing: ghostscript-devel ####################### [15/17] Installing: xorg-x11-xfs ####################### [16/17] Installing: ImageMagick-devel ####################### [17/17] Installed: ImageMagick-devel.i386 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 Dependency Installed: ImageMagick.i386 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 chkfontpath.i386 0:1.10.1-1.1 ghostscript.i386 0:8.15.2-9.3.el5 ghostscript-devel.i386 0:8.15.2-9.3.el5 ghostscript-fonts.noarch 0:5.50-13.1.1 lcms.i386 0:1.15-1.2.2 lcms-devel.i386 0:1.15-1.2.2 libFS.i386 0:1.0.0-3.1 libXfont.i386 0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1 libXt-devel.i386 0:1.0.2-3.1.fc6 libfontenc.i386 0:1.0.2-2.2.el5 libwmf.i386 0:0.2.8.4-10.1 ttmkfdir.i386 0:3.0.9-23.el5 urw-fonts.noarch 0:2.3-6.1.1 xorg-x11-font-utils.i386 1:7.1-2 xorg-x11-xfs.i386 1:1.0.2-4 Complete! root@server [~]#
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 02:56 PM
Well, that should be all. I can not think of anything else. Please try to install/run your "application" now.
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 03:04 PM
thank u very much for helping, but i dont understand that command : install/run your "application" what should i do with this? i'll be thanks full if u guide me and tell me in simple form then i tell u whats going on here...
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-19-2008, 03:09 PM
You or your member should try to run the application which give you that error, and see if everything is ok now, or the error is still there. I hope this helps.
Posted by sinus, 07-19-2008, 03:27 PM
i'll tell this to all my members to check this stuff if is gonna work then nothing but if still there is a problem i'll let u know.thanks u so much. have a great day
Posted by sinus, 07-20-2008, 04:50 AM
I have told to my users to check that whats the problem & is it solved or not? when is giving this error --> 'FreeType library not available. (Function imagettftext does not exist)' and then i've recived that the problem is not solved yet and still we see this error.and please follow up and check it and tell us how to solve it.we are waiting for answer.your sincerly
Posted by sinus, 07-20-2008, 04:57 AM
my user are having this trouble yet what should i do?
Posted by RoseHosting, 07-21-2008, 02:36 AM
Please create a file in your web server document root called info.php. Add the following line: Your web server document root is the directory after the DocumentRoot directive in the Apache httpd.conf file. For example, if httpd.conf contains the line: DocumentRoot /var/www/html then you should create info.php using the 'touch /var/www/html/info.php' command line command. Open this file using some web browser: http://'your_IP_address'/info.php and check if GD and FreeType-support are enabled.

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