php gdimage + apache on win

[Radgam]

I've got apache, mysql, php and perl installed on winXP mainly so i mess around with stuff without the hassle of constant uploading and reuploading of files

Apache version 1.3.26 and php version 4.2.3 installed.

I've updated the config file but it didn't seem to make a difference. I?ve also copied the php_gd2.dll file into the c:\windows\system32 folder.

Config File reads:

extension_dir = "Z:\WebDev\php\4.2.3\extensions"
...other stuff here...
;extension=php_gd.dll
extension=php_gd2.dll

strangely if i do, for example

extension_dir = "Z:\WebDev\php\4.2.3\extensions"
...other stuff here...
extension=php_gd.dll
extension=php_gd2.dll

apache gives me loads of duplicate function name errors so that would suggest to me the extensions are being included, but it just doesn't want to work. Not really sure on this one.

Any ideas?

And i'm using the first code i pasted from my php config file so I?m not including both versions of gdimage; it was just one of those curiosity killed Radgam tests

[edit]
And i'm testing this with vb2.3.0 and the image verification system.

[edit2]
After i took out all the checks for which version of gdimage i'm using (ie every bit where it checks $gdversion) it worked so ... I guess $gdversion isn't being defined for some reason.