XF 2.0 Animated gif for avatar

[anon666]

Hi, some users of my forum have asked me how they can use gifs or animated images as their profile image. XenForum accepts gif images but they don't move or show any animation.

How can you see the movement in the avatars?

Thank you

 

[TPerry]

You must use ImageMagick as your image processor instead of GD in the ACP.
This will require that you (or your host) make the ImageMagick PECL's are available for PHP to use and that your host/server supports ImageMagick.

 

[anon666]

Yes, OK

 

[KitHaringtonLover12]

Unfortunately, there seems to be a restriction on the file size of the animated avatar that can be uploaded. Does anyone know how to fix this/extend it?

 

[dvsDave]

Unfortunately, there seems to be a restriction on the file size of the animated avatar that can be uploaded. Does anyone know how to fix this/extend it?

That's usually a server-side config with ImageMagick or with your server PHP config for file upload limits.

 

[AndyB]

Unfortunately, there seems to be a restriction on the file size of the animated avatar that can be uploaded.

Check the upload_max_filesize setting in PHP.

 

[Rdimaggio]

You must use ImageMagick as your image processor instead of GD in the ACP.

Is this only in the only spot to enable it?

 

[Paul B]

Yes, enabling that will allow for animated avatars.

 

[Rdimaggio]

Yes, enabling that will allow for animated avatars.

Thanks, not sure why but once I enable this and try to upload an animated image for an avatar it just hangs and then times out.

 

[TPerry]

Actually you will (if I remember correctly) also have to have the iMageMagick PECL enabled in PHP. as I said in an earlier post.
If you have access to the command line of the server by SSH then you can see what is loaded with the command php -m
command.



If you are using a shared hosting or a control panel it should also be able to show you what modules/PECL's are loaded there.

 

[Rdimaggio]

Actually you will (if I remember correctly) also have to have the iMageMagick PECL enabled in PHP. as I said in an earlier post.
If you have access to the command line of the server by SSH then you can see what is loaded with the command php -m
command.

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If you are using a shared hosting or a control panel it should also be able to show you what modules/PECL's are loaded there.

Correct, I try to upload an animated avatar and it hangs for a few minutes then errors out.

 

[TPerry]

Correct, I try to upload an animated avatar and it hangs for a few minutes then errors out.

It's been a few years since I've had to deal with it, but there was a security feature that could be enabled on a VPS that sometimes caused issues. But honestly it's been so long (and I'm getting old) I can't remember exactly what it was.
Are you sure you are using the latest version of ImageMagick?
Is this shared hosting?
One recommendation I found was increasing the PHP timeout limit. If you are on a shared hosting plan or an over-sold VPS you could have issues as PHP/ImageMagick has to process the image and if there are not adequate resources it can cause longer time to process.
Albeit an older version, but this may still work (I have all my XF sites offline currently)

Not possible to add profile image if Imagemagick is enabled

I tried to upload a profile picture while I had ImageMagick PECL Extension enabled. This didn't work, nothing happened. When I switched to PHP GD it worked as it should. I switched to Imagemagick a while ago because PHP GD couldn't upload large attachments (the thumbnail didn't show).

xenforo.com

Have you tried uploading the animated avatar into a thread and see if that works? If not, very likely a timeout issue.

 

[Rdimaggio]

It's actually working now, no clue why maybe PHP restarting over night, no clue. lol