This guide concerns ImageMagick, a powerful software suite for image manipulation, available on Infomaniak's Web Hosting and Cloud Servers.

ImageMagick and image manipulation solutions

Several tools are available to process your images (resizing, conversion, watermarks):

1. ImageMagick (CLI): the main suite that can be used via the command line (via SSH); the modern command is magick, but the old syntax convert is still available.
2. PHP extension imagick: this is the most common solution for websites (WordPress, etc.); it allows you to use ImageMagick directly in your PHP scripts.
3. GD Library: a lighter alternative, often pre-installed, ideal for simple operations (thumbnails, text on images).
4. PerlMagick: a dedicated interface for Perl scripts to access ImageMagick features.

Paths and Commands

On Infomaniak infrastructure, ImageMagick is installed by default. The executables are located in the following directory:

/usr/bin/

Here are the main commands available:

To test for the presence of the Perl module Image::Magick, you can use the following command:

perl -e 'use Image::Magick; print "Installed\n"';