What does GD mean

[Guest]

What does GD mean as in;

YOU MUST HAVE GD INSTALLED TO MAKE THIS WORK.

[Guest]

where are you seeing this?

[♥yesudo]

Is it graphix directory ?

[bettysue]

I asked the same message last week in a different thread ;-)

 

This was the reply I got:

 

"GD is an extension that can be installed with PHP. You can find out more by visiting: http://www.boutell.com/gd/ "

 

Betty

[Guest]

Thanks, what I'm trying to do is to control the proportion of thumbnails.

I was trying to install Thumbnail Generator and it said you had to have GD installed.

Can I install GD from the web or does it need to be installed from the server and is there a better way to control the proportions of thumbnails.

 

...Chris

[bettysue]

from what I understood from reading the GD support site, it is normally installed when the server owner installs php. It used to be a manual install before v4 (I think) of php, however now it is built in and is a command line that can be given during install.

 

Your best bet is to ask your server provider if it was installed.

 

I am also having a hard time getting any decent thumbnails to show, and have installed about 3 different contributions, only to have them still look bad and had to do complete new installs again. My server does have GD installed, so that wasn't the issue.

 

I think the main problem I have is with the instructions being a bit more tailored for those with php knowledge and more osCommerce knowledge than I have.

 

Betty

[Guest]

Thanks Betty, I think I will just use PayPal for now instead of osCommerce. I will try it again when I have more time.

 

...Chris