Pixelpost GD-lib / thumbnails problem

[mjordy]

hoping someone can help me out with this one. i am on a macbook pro running OS X 10.4.7 and have set up my own computer as a server. i have been able to successfully get apache, mysql, and php all installed, as well as pixelpost 1.5.

in pixelpost i can get images loaded but thumbnails will not work. after reviewing much on the web forums i downloaded gd-lib 2.0.33. my dilemma now is what the heck do i do with it? where does it go? how do i get it to properly talk with apache, mysql, php?

according to several sites my installed php should support gd-lib, does this mean i just need to turn it on? i have reviewed my php.ini file and can find no references to gd-lib. instructions for gd-lib 2.0.33 discuss compiling it with php, but i have no idea how to do this or if i even need to. thanks in advance. here is more info if needed:

Pixelpost Information

You are running Pixelpost version: 1.5 Final - July 2006

Host Information

URL http://mark-jordans-computer.local/~mjordy/pixelpost/admin/index.php

PHP-version 4.4.1

Session save path /tmp

MySQL version 4.1.21-standard

GD-lib (author's note - i know there should be more info here)

File Uploads to Pixelpost site are possible.

Server Software Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin) PHP/4.4.1

EXIF Pixelpost is using exifer v1.5 for EXIF-information.

Paths

Guessed imagepath: /Library/WebServer/Documents/~mjordy/pixelpost/images/

Configured Imagepath: ../images/

Image Directory: OK - Can we write to the directory? YES. CHMOD: 0777

Thumbnails Directory: OK - Can we write to the directory? YES. CHMOD: 0777

Language Directory: OK

Addons Directory: OK

Includes Directory: OK

Templates Directory: OK

[Connie]

I am sure you will find instructions how to install GD-lib at the website of the author of this program

http://www.boutell.com/gd/

if not so, you can find webserver-packages with APACHE, MYSQL, PHP, GD-lib for a MAC, I am sure

[mjordy]

i have looked at the website you mentioned and while there may be instructions they are not one's that i can understand. all the information i seem to find says to get your website administrator to install it, however in this case i am the website administrator (and a boondoggling one at that)

i tried to drop the configure file as the software instructed into terminal and it started to "configure" however it then indicated that it could not compile because "c" language was missing.

any mac/unix tech savvy people that could give me a clue would be great.

[Connie]

I never touched a mac, so I cannot help you

but at apachefriends.org they have a complete package with everything included:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html

so start with that, I think

[GeoS]

Mac is "very" similar to Linux/Unix boxes.

You need to download binary package of GDlib with JPEG support or just download sources and compile it with enabled JPEG option.