[magick-users] Re: installing imagemagick on a hosted site

[Mikolaj Machowski]

Bob Meetin scripsit:
> I use a common shared hosting situation for my websites, have 
> command-line shell access to my account to the servers.  The version of 
> imagemagick is either old or incomplete.  I tried to run a convert 
> command, but it came back that "-shadow" is unknown option.  I'm not a 
> sysadmin so put this in layman's terms. 
>
> If the hosting company cannot or will not upgrade for any number of 
> reasons can I (and how) install a more current version (then of course 
> specifiy the path) in my commands?  It would have to be installed in 
> webroot or perhaps one directory above.  They do no give access beyond that.
>
> i.e.  /home/$user/www  or /home/$user/bin
>

First of all: installing your own binaries in shared environment may
break your TOS. You should contact server admins before you attempt
anything. 

In my experience in such situation they a) are installing what you need
or b) not installing and forbidding you to do that citing security
reasons. Fortunately a) is more common.

m.