How install imagemagick on windows php?

In order to install the imagick PHP extension on Windows, you need to know the exact version of your PHP. To do this: open a command prompt and enter these commands:

  • Determine the PHP version:
    php -i|find "PHP Version"

  • Determine the thread safety
    php -i|find "Thread Safety"
    You’ll have enabled for thread safe or disabled for not thread safe

  • Determine the architecture
    php -i|find "Architecture"
    You’ll have x86 for 32 bits and x64 for 64 bits

Once you determined the above parameters, you have to download the dll of the PHP extension and the ImageMagick archive using the following table:

VersionThread SafeArchitectureEstension
5.5 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.5-ts-vc11-x86.zip
5.5 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.5-ts-vc11-x64.zip
5.5 No x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.5-nts-vc11-x86.zip
5.5 No x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.5-nts-vc11-x64.zip
5.6 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.6-ts-vc11-x86.zip
5.6 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.6-ts-vc11-x64.zip
5.6 No x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.6-nts-vc11-x86.zip
5.6 No x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-5.6-nts-vc11-x64.zip
7.0 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-7.0-ts-vc14-x86.zip
7.0 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-7.0-ts-vc14-x64.zip
7.0 No x86 php_imagick-3.4.3-7.0-nts-vc14-x86.zip
7.0 No x64 php_imagick-3.4.3-7.0-nts-vc14-x64.zip
7.1 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.1-ts-vc14-x86.zip
7.1 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.1-ts-vc14-x64.zip
7.1 No x86 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.1-nts-vc14-x86.zip
7.1 No x64 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.1-nts-vc14-x64.zip
7.2 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.2-ts-vc15-x86.zip
7.2 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.2-ts-vc15-x64.zip
7.2 No x86 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.2-nts-vc15-x86.zip
7.2 No x64 php_imagick-3.4.4-7.2-nts-vc15-x64.zip
7.3 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.6.0-7.3-ts-vc15-x86.zip
7.3 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.6.0-7.3-ts-vc15-x64.zip
7.3 No x86 php_imagick-3.6.0-7.3-nts-vc15-x86.zip
7.3 No x64 php_imagick-3.6.0-7.3-nts-vc15-x64.zip
7.4 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-7.4-ts-vc15-x86.zip
7.4 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-7.4-ts-vc15-x64.zip
7.4 No x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-7.4-nts-vc15-x86.zip
7.4 No x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-7.4-nts-vc15-x64.zip
8.0 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.0-ts-vs16-x86.zip
8.0 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.0-ts-vs16-x64.zip
8.0 No x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.0-nts-vs16-x86.zip
8.0 No x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.0-nts-vs16-x64.zip
8.1 Yes x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.1-ts-vs16-x86.zip
8.1 Yes x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.1-ts-vs16-x64.zip
8.1 No x86 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.1-nts-vs16-x86.zip
8.1 No x64 php_imagick-3.7.0-8.1-nts-vs16-x64.zip

Once you downloaded the correct files:

  1. Extract from php_imagick-….zip the php_imagick.dll file, and save it to the ext directory of your PHP installation
  2. Extract from php_imagick-….zip the other DLL files (they may start with CORE_RL, FILTER, IM_MOD_RL, or ImageMagickObject depending on the version), and save them to the PHP root directory (where you have php.exe), or to a directory in your PATH variable
  3. Add this line to your php.ini file:
    extension=php_imagick.dll
  4. Restart the Apache/NGINX Windows service (if applicable)

To test if the extension works, you can run this PHP code:


$image = new Imagick();
$image->newImage(1, 1, new ImagickPixel('#ffffff'));
$image->setImageFormat('png');
$pngData = $image->getImagesBlob();
echo strpos($pngData, "\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") === 0 ? 'Ok' : 'Failed'; 

How install ImageMagick on Windows?

To install ImageMagick from the source:.
First download the latest version of the program sources - ImageMagick. ... .
Unzip the package to a folder of choice. ... .
In the folder where you have unzipped ImageMagick run the configuration script: ... .
If no errors were found, you can start the install process..

How do I enable imagick PHP?

To enable Imagick for your website, go to your Site Tools -> Dev -> PHP Manager. Click the PHP Extensions tab and find the entry for the “imagick” extension in the list that appears. Then click the Change value button (pencil icon), select the On radio button for Status and save the changes.

How do I install imagick for PHP 7?

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Download the binaries on the PECL page (look for the "DLL" links). alternative listing (more direct access, same files).
Open the archive, copy all the *. dll files to the "php\ext" directory..
Add the extension to your php. ini: Usually you should add extension=php_imagick. ... .
Restart web server..

What is imagick PHP extension?

Imagick is a PHP extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick library. There is also a version of Imagick available for HHVM. Although the two extensions are mostly compatible in their API, and they both call the ImageMagick library, the two extensions are completely separate code-bases.