# Thumb() not outputting anything **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** v3\ **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326 "2023-04-07T11:13:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/1 "2023-04-07T11:13:23Z")
Having huge trouble getting images generated succesfully, my site seems to be falling back to the images in the content folders rather then the media folder. I have confirmed that Imagemagic is installed correctly on the server. If i do the following in the plainkit, i succesfully get WebP and Avif files… ```php $i = $page->image('echo-ridge-hero.jpg')->realpath(); $imagick = new \Imagick(); $imagick->readImage($i); $imagick->setImageFormat('avif'); $imagick->writeImage('im_echo-ridge-hero.avif'); $imagick->setImageFormat('webp'); $imagick->writeImage('im_echo-ridge-hero.webp'); ``` However, none of these result in files in the media folder: ```php image('echo-ridge-hero.jpg')->thumb(['width' => 505, 'height' => null, 'format' => 'avif'])->url() ?> image('echo-ridge-hero.jpg')->thumb(['width' => 505, 'height' => null, 'format' => 'webp'])->url() ?> image('echo-ridge-hero.jpg')->thumb(['width' => 505, 'height' => null, 'format' => 'jpg'])->url() ?> ``` I do get the path echoed on the page, but all thats in the media folder is the job json files. There isnt anything in the error logs. I am a bit stumped here. Any idea what is going on? Everything works great locally. ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/2 "2023-04-07T11:18:15Z")
If you don’t get any thumbs on the server, maybe the `exec()` PHP method is blocked. Kirby doesn’t use the PHP Imagick extension because that’s often not available, but executes the ImageMagick binary on the command line via the `exec()` method. ImageMagick.php #141: ```auto exec($command, $output, $return); ``` Having said that: Have you set the path to the `convert` binary in your config? ---
**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/3 "2023-04-07T11:30:23Z")
Hrmm… ok so `exec()`wasl in the list of disallowed functions, and ive now removed it from the list which looks like: ```auto system,system_exec,shell,shell_exec,symlink,passthru,escapeshellarg,escapeshellcmd,proc_close,proc_open,ini_alter,dl,show_source,proc_get_status,proc_nice,proc_terminate,highlight_file,define_syslog_variables,posix_uname,posix_getpwuid,apache_child_terminate,posix_kill,posix_mkfifo,posix_setpgid,posix_setsid,posix_setuid,ini_restore,inject_code,define_syslog_variables,apache_setenv,eval,phpAds_XmlRpc,phpAds_remoteInfo,phpAds_xmlrpcEncode,phpAds_xmlrpcDecode,xmlrpc_entity_decode ``` I have also explicitly set the bin path in the config. Trouble im still not getting any images ☹ ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/4 "2023-04-07T12:05:32Z")
> [@jimbobrjames](#): > > `escapeshellarg` This needs to be enabled as well. Make sure to restart the server after applying these changes (if it’s not shared hosting). ---
**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/5 "2023-04-07T12:11:50Z")
Have removed `escapeshellarg` as well now…Still nothing ☹ I guess i need to talk to the host now to see if anything is stopping `exec()` from working? ---
**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/6 "2023-04-07T12:19:43Z")
> [@jimbobrjames](#): > > I guess i need to talk to the host now to see if anything is stopping `exec()` from working? Guess so, maybe it’s not even possible to enable it. ---
**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/7 "2023-04-07T12:21:26Z")
In the hosting control panel, there is a list of diabled functions for security reasons, and it says remove them from the list if you need one. Will have to file a support ticket. My hosts online support chat is closed until Tuesday due to the Easter holiday ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jimbobrjames](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/jimbobrjames/32/5802_2.png) [@jimbobrjames](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/jimbobrjames)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/thumb-not-outputting-anything/28326/8 "2023-04-07T12:27:38Z")
Ah ha! Seems to have suddenly kicked in. I am now getting Avifs generated. Thanks alot @texnixe 🙂