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--- config:im_convert [2008-08-27 21:52] – ImageMagick path for WIndows servers 83.131.56.234
+++ config:im_convert [2011-03-22 18:52] (current) – [Configuration Setting: im convert] usage warning added casper
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 ====== Configuration Setting: im convert ======
-By default DokuWiki uses PHP's libGD (see above) however ImageMagick's [[http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php|convert]] is more powerful but not always available. If it is installed on your server you can give its path here and DokuWiki will use it instead of libGD.
+By default DokuWiki uses PHP's libGD (see [[gdlib]] option) however ImageMagick's [[http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php|convert]] is more powerful but not always available. If it is installed on your server you can give its path here and DokuWiki will use it instead of libGD.
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 If you don't know what to put here, ask your provider. It's often even documented in the provider's FAQs. Common paths are ''/usr/bin/convert'' or ''/usr/local/bin/convert'' on Linux servers, and on Windows ''C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-6.4.3-Q16\convert.exe'' or ''C:\software\imagick\convert.exe''.
+Be carefull when using ImageMagick with many or large files (i.e. when using [[plugin:gallery|Gallery Plugin]]). This can generate a high load or even freeze the server. In comparison, libGD is limited to PHP's performance settings and should be safe to use.
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