Laravel 5.7 on Ubuntu "GD Library extension not available with this PHP installation.''

Question

I'm trying to upload images using dropzone but I get this error

GD Library extension not available with this PHP installation

PHP version is 7.2.10 on Ubuntu 18 so I tried to install the gd library after finding this answer Stackoverflow answer to a similar issue so I executed

sudo apt-get install php7.2-gd
php -i | grep -i gd

And the result is

/etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/20-gd.ini,
gd
GD Support => enabled
GD headers Version => 2.2.5
GD library Version => 2.2.5
gd.jpeg_ignore_warning => 1 => 1
GDMSESSION => ubuntu
XAUTHORITY => /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority
$_SERVER['GDMSESSION'] => ubuntu
$_SERVER['XAUTHORITY'] => /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority

I restarted Apache and tried to upload again but I still get the same error and that answer didn't work for me

Answer 1

Changing Laravel port

php artisan serve --port=ANY_OTHER_PORT

Then restarted Apache that worked for me

Answer 2

If serving your app from php artisan serve please note the following:

Even after restarting your apache server it won't matter because you are still running php's internal server.

You have to stop php artisan serve and start it again for the new extensions you've installed to be loaded.

If you don't do this, the php server will still be using the old settings that don't know about newly installed GD Library.

Edit:

Also, run PHPinfo() to find out which php.ini file you;re working with. Search for the line that says: Loaded Configuration File