Updated: 28 September 2026 · Applies to: AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12
ImageMagick is a tool for converting and editing images. PHP uses it through the imagick extension.
Install ImageMagick (root)
dnf install epel-release && dnf install ImageMagick ImageMagick-devel # AlmaLinux / Rocky apt install imagemagick libmagickwand-dev # Ubuntu / Debian
Add the PHP extension
On cPanel servers, install imagick with WHM › Software › Module Installers › PHP PECL for each PHP version. See also "Install ImageMagick and Imagick on a cPanel Server".
Check with convert -version and php -m | grep imagick.
