How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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ojensen5115
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How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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Currently I have the following configuration set up:

imagick module version: 3.4.3RC2
imagick classes: Imagick, ImagickDraw, ImagickPixel, ImagickPixelIterator, ImagickKernel
Imagick compiled with ImageMagick version: ImageMagick 6.9.7-4 Q16 x86_64 20170114 http://www.imagemagick.org
Imagick using ImageMagick library version: ImageMagick 6.9.7-4 Q16 x86_64 20170114 http://www.imagemagick.org
ImageMagick release date: 20170114

To work around a bug in this version of ImageMagick, I need to be using the beta version in which it is fixed. How would I go about swapping out the underlying ImageMagick library, minimizing downtime?
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Re: How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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Once compiled, Imagick should be run with the same version of ImageMagick that it was compiled against. Running against a different version of ImageMagick is known to cause stability issues, and so is not recommended or supported.
You may be lucky just updating Imagemagick.
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Re: How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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Thanks, I'll give that a try. Hopefully not too much has changed between 6.9.7-4 and 6.9.9-41.

I'm having some trouble getting it set up -- I installed 6.9.9-41 via checkinstall and restarted Apache, but phpinfo still shows 6.9.7-4 to be in use. Removing the old version of imagemagick via apt (this is on a debian system) rips out php-imagick entirely. Reinstall php-imagick results in the old versions of imagemagick getting pulled back in.

If you have any experience fighting with the Debian package manager in this regard, would you have any advice?
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Re: How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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I do not know if you are aware that Imagick is not written or maintained by the people who look after Imagemagick.

Not a fan of Linux and I am currently fighting Raspbian on a different project unrelated to Imagemagick!
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Re: How to "swap out" underlying ImageMagick version?

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I am aware (hence posting in the IMagick sub-forum rather than one of the ImageMagick ones) and figured it was a long shot. Still, thank you for your help, I appreciate the guidance you sent my way :)
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