The PHP extension 'gd' is required.

therealsujitk

I have no idea what is wrong. I installed the latest version of Flarum just now and got this error in the home screen:
The PHP extention 'gd' is required.

I ran this command in my terminal:
sudo apt-get install php7.3-gd

Output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
php7.3-gd is already the newest version (7.3.14-5+ubuntu16.04.1+deb.sury.org+2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I even restarted apache2 a couple of times... no difference.
Using localhost on Ubuntu.

tankerkiller125

therealsujitk I recommend running the command sudo phpenmod gd and then restarting the PHP-FPM/CGI service. This should resolve the issue.

therealsujitk

tankerkiller125, this happens:

WARNING: Module gd ini file doesn't exist under /etc/php/7.3/mods-available
WARNING: Module gd ini file doesn't exist under /etc/php/7.3/mods-available

therealsujitk

This is happening even though gd.ini is present inside etc/php/7.4/mods-available

Error on the page came for few other extentions too but vanished when I installed them.

clarkwinkelmann

Can you check which version of PHP is enabled in Apache ? You can obtain that through phpinfo() or via the enabled modules.

It's possible you installed GD for a different PHP version.

In your messages above I see both 7.3 and 7.4, so I suspect you have at least 2 versions installed.

therealsujitk

clarkwinkelmann Everything is 7.3 nothing is wrong... Anyway I fixed it.
I purged the extension and installed it again, it works now. No idea what was wrong. Maybe corrupted installation.
Thanks for your help!

TheSpawnArt

sudo apt-get install php7.3-gd

Not Working therealsujitk

TheSpawnArt

C:\xampp\htdocs\Flarum>sudo apt-get install php7.3-gd
'sudo' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file. therealsujitk

clarkwinkelmann

TheSpawnArt what is your hosting situation?

Neither sudo nor apt are available on a Windows operating system. If you are using a packaged webserver for development like XAMPP, you should already have the module built-in, otherwise consult their documentation for how to install more PHP modules.

TheSpawnArt

I cant get a full installed flarum? To easily Upload it to my Website

clarkwinkelmann

Please do not tag people who aren't already part of the conversation, and please edit your previous post if you have something to add, as per our community guidelines.

The only supported way to install Flarum is with Composer on the server. Other options are possible but more complicated and we might not be able to help https://docs.flarum.org/composer#i-dont-have-ssh-access

If you are going to run Composer on a separate machine, it's highly recommended to match the specifications, including operating system, PHP version and PHP extensions. This can be achieved with a virtual machine or second cloud hosting. If this is not possible, the next option would be to update composer.json with hard-coded platform information, which would allow Composer to run according to the server specs even if the local environment doesn't actually meet those specifications https://getcomposer.org/doc/06-config.md#platform

If you are new to Composer and web hosting, I suggest you find a host that lets you run Composer via SSH so you can use our official and supported installation method.