How to install ImageMagick for PHP5.3/5.4 on Windows 8 x64

I need install ImageMagick for PHP 5.4.7 on Windows.

How do I install it?

Answer

Step by step:

1. Download the binary version for Windows Install you binary version.
2. Test you install in CMD
   1. Execute convert in CMD.
3. If this work, the intall is success.
4. Now, download Imagemagick DLL for PHP
5. Open imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz
6. In Explorer, go to PHP extension folder
   1. PHP: C:phpext
   2. XAMP: C:xamppphpext
7. Copy TS or NTS DLL’s (php_imagick_(nts|ts).dll) from imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz:
   1. For PHP 5.3
      1. imagick-php54-php53.tgzimagickphp53
   2. For PHP 5.4
      1. imagick-php54-php53.tgzimagickphp54
8. Paste in you PHP Extension folder.
9. In explorer, edit you php.ini
10. Add the follow line:

if you use TS

extension=php_imagick_ts.dll

If you use NTS

extension=php_imagick_nts.dll

Now, restart you apache/ngnex server.

IMPORTANT!

If you have a error to start apache/ngnex with the message Unable to find CORE_RL_Wand.dll something something.

1. Open imagemagick-php54-php53.tgz
2. Go to imagick-php54-php53.tgzimagickImageMagick-x.x.x-vcx
3. In my case imagick-php54-php53.tgzimagickImageMagick-6.8.0-vc9
4. In explorer go to:
5. Win 32: C:WindowsSystem32
6. Win 64: C:WindowsSysWOW64
7. Uncompress all DLL’s from imagick-php54-php53.tgzimagickImageMagick-x.x.x-vcx
8. And start you apache/ngnex server.