How to install Imagick or resolve issue
I am running Site on Wordpress latest version. when I do Site health Check it gives me following errors,
The WordPress Hosting Team maintains a list of those modules, both recommended and required, in the team handbook (opens in a new tab).
Warning The optional module, imagick, is not installed, or has been disabled.
I search and try to install but failed, I tried to install via SSH using
@cheapreplicablades.com [~]# /opt/cpanel/ea-php70/root/usr/bin/pecl install imagick
WARNING: channel "pecl.php.net" has updated its protocols, use "pecl channel-update pecl.php.net" to update
downloading imagick-3.4.4.tgz ...
Starting to download imagick-3.4.4.tgz (253,434 bytes) .....................................................done: 253,434 bytes ERROR: failed to mkdir /opt/cpanel/ea-php70/root/usr/share/doc/pecl/imagick/examples
I don't know what to do, if anyone know kindly help me.
Solutions
You need to install imagick and reload Apache2.
On Debian/Ubuntu, do the following:
$ sudo apt install php-imagick
$ sudo systemctl reload apache2
If you run the PHP-FPM service, you also need to restart PHP-FPM service for Apache.
There is a more extensive treatment, covering other environments (including cPanel), in the WordPress.org support forum.
It seems as though you dont have the required permissions to install this PHP extension . This is often the case when youre using shared hosting. The best option is to contact your hosting provider and ask them to install this php extension. However if they provide you with a cpanel dashboard you may be able to do it yourself, heres how:
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Log into your cpanel
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Select your php version, usually under the software section of cpanel
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Select the imagick option and then your options should be saved
And that's the last step. If you don't have cPanel your best solution is to contact your hosting provider. If it is a self hosted server you will need to contact the server admin to install the php extension for you. I hope this helps!!