CentOS: Enabling GD Support in PHP Installation

Question

How do I go about enabling GD Support in a CentOS Installation?

Answer 1

The thing that did the trick for me eventually was:

yum install gd gd-devel php-gd 

and then restart apache:

service httpd restart 

Answer 2

1. You need to find a repo that offers a GD lib matching your current php version. I've had great success using Remi Collet's repo for this purpose. In fact, I used it yesterday to update my php install to the latest 5.4.0RC6 version on my CentOS6 box.
2. Once you've setup the repo it's a simple matter of running sudo yum install php-gd
3. Of course, the usual things apply: make sure you restart apache after installing, etc.