Installing and Configuring ImageMagick on Xampp

Install.md

#Steps to Install

1. Download and Install ImageMagick http://imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows
2. Visit ImageMagic installation directory and module/coders copy all files and past on D:\xampp\apache\bin
3. Download Binary https://pecl.php.net/package/imagick/3.4.0RC5/windows php 5.6 TS one according to phpinfo Architecture if it is x86/x64
4. Exatract and copy php_imagick.dll to D:\xampp\php\ext
5. Add php_imagick.dll on php.ini
6. Copy 8 CORE_*.dll to D:\xampp\apache\bin
7. Restart Apache
8. done and visit phpinfo

Note: If you see in phpinfo imagick extension settings something like: ImageMagick number of supported formats: then Visit ImageMagick installation directory again like: C:\ImageMagick-6.9.3-Q16\modules\coders and copy all *.dll and past them to apache/bin

PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'php_imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick (The specif
ied module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) i
n Unknown on line 0

Using php7.4 64 bit

PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'php_imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick (The specif
ied module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) i
n Unknown on line 0

Using php7.4 64 bit

In your php.ini, you need to have extension=imagick and not extension=php_imagick

@mcbovice
thanks it working but I am getting warring message twice

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PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\imagick (The specified module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) in Unknown
on line 0

Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\imagick (The specified module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) in Unknown on l
ine 0

@mcbovice
thanks it working but I am getting warring message twice

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\imagick (The specified module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) in Unknown
on line 0

Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'imagick' (tried: C:\xampp\php\ext\imagick (The specified module could not be found.), C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll (The specified module could not be found.)) in Unknown on l
ine 0

Did you make sure you put php_imagick.dll in C:\xampp\php\ext folder?

@mcbovice yes dear
php_imagick.dll in C:\xampp\php\ext exists

Can I just copy the IM_MOD_RL_jpeg_.dll since I will only use JPG files? Should I rename it into php_imagick.dll like I read in some guide?

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: imagick: Unable to initialize module\nModule compiled with module API=20210902\nPHP compiled with module API=20220829\nThese options need to match\n in Unknown on line 0

PHP Version : 8.2.12