GD/PHP issue in WordPress/Windows Server 2008

6 thoughts on “GD/PHP issue in WordPress/Windows Server 2008”

1. Ok, solved. The issue was not really about GD.dll, nor about some rewrite rule issue that I also suspected. It simply appears that when you download something with PHP, it temporarily saves the file into a temp folder, and then moves the file to the final destination (under /wp-content in WordPress). In this case, my default C:/Windows/Temp folder did not allow write/modify rights to a User account (which WordPress here imitates). When the file was transfered to the Wp-uploads, it inherited the write/modify restrictions, too. You either need to enable write rights to the system Temp folder, or (better), set C:\inetpub\temp in PHP.INI as the temp folder for PHP, and then give the write/modify rights for user account to that folder. This solution was found from here: https://forums.iis.net/p/1159252/1910336.aspx

2. Another essential tip for Windows Server WordPress users: if you use WP-DBManager plugin to handle the database backups automatically (very wise!), you better take a look at this fix, it saved my day:
   http://forums.lesterchan.net/index.php?topic=4364.0

3. Hi Frans

   How did you cope with the url rewriting and get search friendly urls working on the windows server?

   thanks
   Dan

4. Hi Dan,

   I am not 100% sure any more, but I think I followed this kind of instructions for IIS:

   http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/466/enabling-pretty-permalinks-in-wordpress/

   WordPress in IIS/WinServer installation instructions can be found e.g. in here:

   http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/280/install-wordpress-on-iis/

5. Please also note my earlier post which documents the resources I used here:

   http://www.unet.fi/fransblog/2009/03/21/installing-wordpress-on-windows-2008-server/

6. Many thnaks Frans!

   I will read through that and give it a whirl!!

   All the best!
   Dan

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