jeez don't i feel stupid... the php_gd.dll file was in the extensions directory of my php directory
well, i edited php.ini and found the extensions declarations, and i uncommented php_gd2.dll.
however, i still am getting the same message as before :
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imagecreatetruecolor()
so, is there somewhere that i'm suposed to put this gd library directory that i just downloaded? i did, however, see a patch on the gd site, and wh en i looked into it, it had that function imagecreatetruecolor, along with some others, but i have no idea if i'm suposed to download it and put it somewhere. and if i'm suposed to install it, how to install it
Last, it says i also need png support with lng (which i also downloaded ), and that i have to declare it in my php.ini file as well with the declaration :
--with-png-dir=DIR
again, i downloaded what it requested ( the reason i need png is because the graphic i'm gonna be using is a png and the script also says it needs it ), but i don't know what i'm suposed to do with it...
too bad they don't have GD for dummies. i'd buy it
i learn fast, and i'm all ears and eyes
edit 2 *****
i just did an info request for php to see if GD was installed, and it's not even listing it.... i went back and made sure i had the dll in place (hell, i copied it not only to the c:\php directory, but my htdocs directory, and my system32 directory ), but still no help.
I checked to see what the extensions_dir was set to in the info request page, and it says "C:\php4", but in the php.ini file, it says it's just "C:\php\" ??? what is going on here? lol sorry for being so newbish, but we all gotta start somewhere i supose...