Question
PHP GD font path on Ubuntu VPS
- Posted April 5, 2015
- PHPServer OptimizationConfiguration ManagementApacheUbuntu
Hi, I installed on Ubuntu 14.04 Vesta (with, php, mysql, phpmyadmin etc).
On my website I use php imagettftext() function to write text on images. Since years ago I used to write on other servers the font path like:
$font = 'arialbd.ttf';
but here in Ubuntu with vesta and PHP Version 5.6.7-1 will get error: Could not find/open font in …
I found 2 resolutions for my problem:
putenv('GDFONTPATH=' . realpath('.'));
$font = 'arialbd.ttf';
$font = './arialbd.ttf';
How can I set to use only:
$font = 'arialbd.ttf';
?
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This link should provide you the information you need to ensure you are setting the proper font path for GD.
I know that this was from 2015, but I still had to come back to thank you in 2020! I tried step “2.” and this solved my problem! Thanks Sebastian!