Magento PHP Extension “gd” must be loaded problem

Question

I am on Ubuntu 9.10 & I am trying to install Magento but I am getting this error

I have aleady installed gd (sudo apt-get install php5-gd) But I am still getting this error & yes I have restarted the apache server a couple of times but still no use....

any idea ...?

Answer 1

Have you checked your php.ini to see if GD is being loaded?

Answer 2

If your phpinfo page (<? phpinfo(); ?>) doesn't show GD as being loaded then it's not actually in use. Remember that you have to restart your webserver to activate changes to your php configuration.