{"id":365,"date":"2012-02-01T14:09:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/02\/01\/is-gd-library-installed-on-the-server\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:47:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:47:24","slug":"is-gd-library-installed-on-the-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/website-design\/is-gd-library-installed-on-the-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Is GD Library installed on the server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GD Library is a program installed on the server that allows programs to manipulate graphics. GD (Graphics Draw) can create images using line, arcs, texts, and multiple colors. GD is extensively used with PHP, so you can manipulate images in your PHP coding.<\/p>\n<h2>Is GD Library installed?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, GD library is already installed on all of our servers. You can verify this information by checking in your phpinfo.php page. 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