Using ImageMagick

Using ImageMagick
Learn how to use ImageMagick, a complete set of command-line tools for manipulating image files in Linux.

This article explains how to use ImageMagick. It provides a full suite of command-line programs for working with image files.

Using ImageMagick
ImageMagick is installed on all ruachost.com shared servers and includes the following programs:

• convert
• identify
• mogrify
• composite
• montage
• compare
• stream
• conjure

The full path to the ImageMagick binaries is either /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin, depending on your server. Some servers may have ImageMagick installed in both locations. To check which version is the most recent, run:

/usr/bin/convert -version
/usr/local/bin/convert -version

Note

There is also an ImageMagick PHP extension that allows image manipulation within PHP. For instructions on enabling PHP extensions in cPanel, see the relevant guide.