Kirby Built in Server - GD dependency - OSX

Kirby 3 Solved ✅
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Hi is there a dummies guide to using the built in Kirby server… on OSX Ventura?
Also specifically with the GD dependency, everything works fine until I try and use the images ->resize function, then my website just errors.
Im pretty sure it’s something to do with GD from reading around. Just know idea how to install it.
I am using the built in php server that comes with the Mac OS

2

First step would be to print phpinfo() to check if GD is installed.

That’s pretty vague, what exactly?

3

Hi Apologies,

php -i | grep 'GD\|ImageMagick'

returns…

GD Support => enabled
GD headers Version => 2.3.3
GD library Version => 2.3.3

phpinfo()

returns…

function>

The error I receive from the debug mode is… “Call to a member function crop() on null” Code below… its the line with the crop function which errors, however same if I use resize.

<ul class="projects">
 
 
    <?php 
    $vari = page('portfolio');
 
    foreach ($vari->children()->listed() as $image): ?>
    <li>
        <a href="<?= $image->url() ?>">
 
            <figure>
 
                <?= $image->image()->crop(200, 200) ?>
 
            </figure>    
        </a>
    </li>
    <?php endforeach ?>            
</ul>

Thanks

4

Your error has nothing to do with GD being present or not. The error tells you that $image->image() return null and then you try to call crop() on null. You need to check if you have an image before you call any member method.

5

Hi do you know how I would go about that?
The image is there and the page works when I remove crop or resize,
I was following the Kirby YouTube video on building a project grid How to build a project grid - YouTube
Everything works fine until I try to resize the images

6

The correct way to go about this is this:

<?php 
    $vari = page('portfolio');
 
    foreach ($vari->children()->listed() as $p): ?>
       <?php if ($image = $p->image()): ?>
    <li>
        <a href="<?= $p->url() ?>">

            <figure>
 
                <?= $image->crop(200, 200) ?>
 
            </figure>    
        </a>
    </li>
   <?php endif ?>
    <?php endforeach ?>            
</ul>
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7

Thank you!