Thumbnails show up as broken images...
 

Got everything to install perfectly, but the thumbnails arent working. The picture actually uploads, because if you click on the thumbnail in the gallery, the new window shows the whole picture. But the thumbnails themselves show up as broken images.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks for your time.

GD present ?

I am having the same problem. How do I test to see if GD is installed and if not how do I install it?

Thanx

In your ACP under maintenance, run php info and look for GD. If it's not there, ask your host to install it. That is the common reason.

If GD is there, it will show a box with info like this....

gd
GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
GIF Read Support enabled
GIF Create Support enabled
JPG Support enabled
PNG Support enabled
WBMP Support enabled
XBM Support enabled

If GD is there, what version of vBGarage and are the images in the database or filesystem?

this is the only reference to GD on the info page:

cscript /nologo configure.js "--enable-snapshot-build" "--with-gd=shared"

Since I am running off a dedicated server are there any tutorials on how to install GD?

oh and the images are in the filesystem

Well I don't think the default compile of apache/php has GD included. I don't manage a dedicated server, so I can't suggest how to do it.

In cpanel/WHM, it's an easy add, just run "Software->apache update" and check the GD box. Make sure you check all the boxes you need for extensions you already have to continue to work as well.

The other issue could be the file path in vbgconfig.php or folder permissions. If you see full size images though, permissions and path may not be the problem.

Yes, I see the full sized images. I don't have cpanel so it looks like I will have to try installing this the manual way.

Hopefully this will help : http://www.boutell.com/gd/manual2.0.33.html#getgd

thanks for your input! :)

Are you on a windows server? I have never worked with one if so and have no clue if the code works on windows properly. However if you have full size images it must.

My guess is GD. Please let us know how it turns out.

Thanks.

yep. I am running on a windows server. I will let you know how things go. Probably won't get to work on it this week though.

I just wanted to post the actual error message I get when trying to upload an image:

Thumbnail creation failed due to no JPG support in GD.

Does this lead to anything new?

Well I dunno if that means no GD or just a crippled version of GD to be honest. But JPEG is the number one image used I'd think and for support to not be there for them seems very odd.

Perhaps upgrading GD will help. I'm at a loss to help with a windows server though.

Have a look at the alternative ImageMagick

Hey Marcoh, so once I download the binary for ImageMagick do I just run it? Will it automatically work with VBulletin or do I need to change some settings?

And is it compatible with VB 3.08?

We didn't code ImageMagick in.

I think I am posting in the wrong forum. I searched for "thumbnail GD" and found this thread. My question doesn't necessarily apply to VBGarage. Just VB in general. My thumbnails are not being created when images are uploaded.

Thread moved.

Sorry i have no experience with graphics libraries on windows hosts, so can't advise you on the install.

vB (3.5) support both GD & ImageMagick

I thought we were discussing vBGarage images?

Lol can understand you thought so, i never noticed in which forum it was posted in the first place. Only noticed after your remark.

I just got confused. Whatever the case, I hope he worked it out.

yep. marcoh helped me get everything straight. It was a problem with the php.ini file and the location of the .dll for GD. Thanks!

Glad i could help you solve your issues.