php-docs-samples: The requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system [Flexible environment]

I haven’t had this issue before, but today I started getting the error: “The requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system Flexible environment” when trying to the deploy my application.

My php.ini looks likes this:

extension=gd.so extension=curl.so extension=imagick.so extension=fileinfo.so

I’m getting the following output:

Loading composer repositories with package information Installing dependencies from lock file Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.

Problem 1 - Installation request for dompdf/dompdf v0.8.0 -> satisfiable by dompdf/dompdf[v0.8.0]. - dompdf/dompdf v0.8.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system. Problem 2 - dompdf/dompdf v0.8.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system. - barryvdh/laravel-dompdf v0.8.1 requires dompdf/dompdf ^0.8 -> satisfiable by dompdf/dompdf[v0.8.0]. - Installation request for barryvdh/laravel-dompdf v0.8.1 -> satisfiable by barryvdh/laravel-dompdf[v0.8.1].

To enable extensions, verify that they are enabled in your .ini files: - /opt/php56/lib/php-cli.ini - /opt/php56/lib/ext.enabled/ext-apcu.ini - /opt/php56/lib/ext.enabled/ext-json.ini - /opt/php56/lib/ext.enabled/ext-libsodium.ini - /opt/php56/lib/ext.enabled/ext-mailparse.ini - /opt/php56/lib/ext.enabled/ext-memcached.ini You can also run php --ini inside terminal to see which files are used by PHP in CLI mode. The command ‘/bin/sh -c /build-scripts/composer.sh’ returned a non-zero code: 2 ERROR ERROR: build step “gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker@sha256:f0bdb31bcf87dad333755477c02916411d5ac9ea891497d304a360b01f2fcb10” failed: exit status 2

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Created 7 years ago
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Comments: 16 (2 by maintainers)

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You need to add “ext-gd”: “*” to your application’s composer.json:

composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs

It doesn’t matter if gd is enabled in your local PHP install, the flexible environment is built using your composer.json and app.yaml files, so you need to add it there.

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bshaffer on Sep 15, 2017

You need to add “ext-gd”: “*” to your application’s composer.json:
composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs
It doesn’t matter if gd is enabled in your local PHP install, the flexible environment is built using your composer.json and app.yaml files, so you need to add it there.

finally after 7 days of searching, thanks bro

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youssefhamdane on Jan 25, 2019

Just resolved it OS: Windows I had to add extension=php_gd2.dll to the bottom of my php.ini file.

The dll was already there in the ext folder

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OupaMoloi on Apr 5, 2020

Hello, Try going to php.ini then look for ;extension=gd Remove the ; this is how i made mine work

NeverioDev on Apr 20, 2022

i remove ; from php .ini line extension=gd and run composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs but none of them works! i still get error GD Library extension not available with this PHP installation.

nadia-am on Jun 7, 2021

You need to add “ext-gd”: “*” to your application’s composer.json:
composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs
It doesn’t matter if gd is enabled in your local PHP install, the flexible environment is built using your composer.json and app.yaml files, so you need to add it there.

I followed the steps suggested above. I am trying to run composer require phpoffice/phpspreadsheet but I receive the following error every time I try to run this command: Problem 1 - The requested PHP extension ext-gd * is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP’s gd extension. Problem 2 - phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system. - phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system. - Installation request for phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 -> satisfiable by phpoffice/phpspreadsheet[1.7.0].

please reply if you have any clue how to resolve this.

For your info:

this is working perfectly fine on my local machine (mac + Xamp)
Not working on my server (AWS EC2 - Os = linux ami 2)
tried rebooting my instance as well

jasmohan on Jun 19, 2019

@nadia-am @alvin-c-h This solution is for the Google Cloud App Engine Flexible environment. If you’re encountering this error outside this environment, the solution will be different. You’ll need to install / enable the GD extension for that environment.

bshaffer on Jun 28, 2021

use sudo apt-get install phpX.X-gd

change php.X.X for your php version.

Daespinosag on Sep 9, 2020

You need to add “ext-gd”: “*” to your application’s composer.json:
composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs
It doesn’t matter if gd is enabled in your local PHP install, the flexible environment is built using your composer.json and app.yaml files, so you need to add it there.
I followed the steps suggested above. I am trying to run composer require phpoffice/phpspreadsheet but I receive the following error every time I try to run this command: Problem 1

The requested PHP extension ext-gd * is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP’s gd extension. Problem 2

phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system.

phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 requires ext-gd * -> the requested PHP extension gd is missing from your system.

Installation request for phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.7.0 -> satisfiable by phpoffice/phpspreadsheet[1.7.0].

please reply if you have any clue how to resolve this.

For your info:

this is working perfectly fine on my local machine (mac + Xamp)

Not working on my server (AWS EC2 - Os = linux ami 2)

tried rebooting my instance as well

I have a same issue as you. Did you resolve it?? Help me, please @jasmohan

daodhoa on Mar 30, 2020

Can anyone help while executing this command php composer require "ext-gd:*" --ignore-platform-reqs I’m getting is error: [InvalidArgumentException] Could not find a matching version of package ext-gd. Check the package spelling, your version constraint and that t he package is available in a stability which matches your minimum-stability (stable).

I’ m trying to install mpdf via composer so there is need of gd driver.

My system configuration is window 10.

Chandra0505 on Mar 13, 2019