Install ImageMagick and Imagick in XAMPP – OS X Lion and Mountain Lion

By fran | Published November 29, 2012

Hi everyone, and welcome to Hubii Tutorial :-)

After 3 days burning my mind i´ll give you all the steps to configure ImageMagick and Imagick.

Forget warning like:

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library ‘/usr/local/zend/lib/php_extensions/imagick.so’ – dlopen(/usr/local/zend/lib/php_extensions/imagick.so, 9): no suitable image found.  Did find: /usr/local/zend/lib/php_extensions/imagick.so: mach-o, but wrong architecture in Unknown on line 0
or
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _MagickWandGenesisReferenced from: /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/lib/php/php-5.3.1/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/imagick.so Expected in: flat namespace

Configure ImageMagick and Imagick (WORKS 100%):

MOUNTAIN LION & LION

1# nano /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf
     Add +universal.
     Example:

# Example: 
# +ipv6 +no_x11 
+universal

2# sudo port -v selfupdate
3# sudo port install ImageMagick
4# cd /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/
5# sudo pecl download imagick
6# tar -xzvf  imagic.3.0.1.tar
7# cd imagick-3.0.1
8# phpize
9# MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.8 CFLAGS=”-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe -no-cpp-precomp” CCFLAGS=”-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe” CXXFLAGS=”-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe” LDFLAGS=”-arch i386 -arch x86_64 -bind_at_load”  ./configure –with-imagick=/opt/local –enable-shared
Note: Change 10.8 to 10.7 if you are on Lion. This step is very important!
10# make
11# sudo make install
12# cp /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/imagick.so /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/lib/php/php-5.3.1/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/
13# nano /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/php.ini
      Add extension=imagick.so.
     Example:

extension=gd.so
extension=imagick.so
extension=imap.so

Restart XAMPP!

That´s all! Congratulation!
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    Are you our next behemoth developer?

    By jon | Published July 3, 2012

    Hubii is an up-and-coming company that aims to disrupt the media industry. We are currently a small team of highly skilled and professional developers based in Norway and Spain. Hubii is partly self-funded and funded by Innovation Norway. Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government’s most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry.

    Tasks

    You will be developing our front and back-end solutions used to drive Hubii.com. As a new developer you will, from day one, be a decisive factor in changing how people relate to, consume, share and create news.

    Skills

    You should be proficient in JavaScript, Backbone.js and node.js development. In addition you should be experienced in PHP and HTML5 developement.

    Personal Qualities

    You should be a team player, someone who values probity, knowledge and good communicational skills as your virtues. As a team player you should communicate with a clear voice, someone that stop it nothing to build simple, effective and well documented code, and that takes pride in aquireing the knowledge needed in order to make the right decisions.

    We offer

    Possibility to be part of a determined, slightly mad, team of professionals that see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to disrupt the media industry by changing how we all relate to, consume, share and create news!

    Want to explore how we define new media? Apply!

    Apply for the position

    If you truly are our new behemoth developer, send your application, a picture of yourself and CV to jobs@hubii.com.

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      Keeping a low profile

      By jacobo | Published April 2, 2012

      Since we took Hubii out, the first week of December, we have been keeping a very low profile. The reason being was that we felt that there were some areas that required extra polishing and also we wanted to have completed the social side of Hubii before spreading the word. Hubii being in Beta version and considering most of the work has been funded by us, it was expected for some things to still be a bit rough. That is just natural.

      With regards to the social side of Hubii, we felt that the most important step was to complete the first round of work which consisted in creating a product for the news reader where we present an innovative and different way to interact with the news. Once completed this step we have started with the other flip of the coin, that being the social functionality. We believe that, for Hubii to take off it was necessary to have that in place.

      Having said that and having maintained a very low profile, it has been unavoidable to be spotted by different blogs and magazines and those writing about Hubii which in some cases has generated a considerable amount of traffic. It is flattering indeed and we very much welcome every single blog post about Hubii.

      Now, we would like to let our visitors and users know that we are working 24×7 in improving Hubii and that their feedbacks are always welcome and taken into consideration so, feel free to let us know your thoughts with regards to how can we improve Hubii to turn it into the product you want to use on a daily basis. We are working on a bunch of very interesting features, and enhancements, that we believe will be of your interest, so keep tuned.

      Thank you for your time and support.

      The Hubii Team.

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        Share the News, Share Hubii

        By jon | Published March 8, 2012

        A new feature was recently added to Hubii, making it easier for you to connect with your Facebook friends and share Hubii. Simply log on to Hubii, click the Invite Friends button and allow your Hubii account to connect with your Facebook account. From your list you can invite all your friends to read and share news more effectively. Share the News, Share Hubii!

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          Simplifying Hubii

          By jon | Published February 21, 2012

          Since last update we have taken yet another step towards a simpler, faster and more effective Hubii. All in an effort to make reading news a smooth and enjoyable experience! So, what have we done?

          First of all we have removed a menu bar, giving you more space to search for, and most importantly, read news. The menu bar now contains the following items; Home, Mapazine, About, Login and Search. Home takes you to the news browser where you can browse the map for news and subscribe to your favorite publishers. Your profile information with login and language settings are now moved to the far right along with the search.

          Mapazine, as before, contains all the publishers you subscribe to, but since we’ve removed the extra menu bar we’ve conveniently moved the news categories to the bottom of the page making it easily accessible for you to quickly filter by your favorite categories. Not only that, but when reading a full article, articles from subscribed publishers are still available on the left-hand side, meaning you no longer have to switch back to the Mapazine view to find another article to read.

          Though small, we hope you like the changes we’ve done. If you want to share your thoughts on Hubii you can always reach us by sending your own feedback using the Feedback button on the right-hand side within Hubii. Hope you enjoy the new layout.

          Thanks!

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            Improving Hubii’s design

            By jacobo | Published February 10, 2012

            We have been rather busy this last month battling on different fronts therefore we haven’t been around our blog too much; too bad, we know.

            A couple of days ago we took out a first set of changes concerning the News Browser and the Mapazine. These changes affect how the articles are being presented to the user. Thus, the old horizontal and column-wide article items format has been replaced instead for a two column format where each article item gains visual relevance.

            This relevance is mainly seen in two aspects; the news category it belongs to and the image (if the article contains one).

            Thus, with the blink of an eye is rather easy to identify and locate the news category the article covers as it is indicated at the very top of the article item as seen on the following image

            New Article Format

             

            Furthermore, the image of the article item has now a much higher relevance. Thus, instead of being an small thumbnail located on the top left of the article item as it used to be previously, now it cover the full width of the article item highlighting the image and captivating our attention.

             

             

            It can also be seen that the new format has enhanced the visual and reading experience of the Mapazine as it can be seen on the following screenshot

             

             

            We believe these changes shall improve the browsing experience of our users and we feel it gives Hubii a much better and fresh look; we hope you like them.

            Please feel free to send us your comments and also let us know if you have any thoughts with regards to how to improve your Hubii experience.

            Thanks!

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              Hubii speaks Español and Català.

              By jacobo | Published January 6, 2012

              Great news for our Spanish an Catalan speaking users; they can now use Hubii in Spanish and Catalan!

              Last night we did a new deployment of Hubii and we rolled out the user interface in both Spanish and Catalan.

              When accessing Hubii you will notice, on the top right corner of the UI, we have placed a language drop down and in there you will find the different language options we offer. You can see that on the following screenshot:

              Also we would like to thank Irene Llull for giving us a hand and doing a great job translating Hubii to Catalan; thank you very much Irene!

              We are hoping other languages will be deployed shortly. We will keep you posted.

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                Hubii in a nutshell

                By jacobo | Published January 3, 2012

                I would like to start this section giving a quick intro about Hubii and how we perceive it with our own words.

                Hubii is a service geared towards news readers; it is an information network.

                The time invested and two proof of concepts have been to look for ways to enhance the current user experience with regards to searching, browsing and consuming news articles.

                The existing user experience can be divided into three clearly defined areas: the News Browser, the Search Results and the Mapazine.

                The News Browser is the default navigation area; all you have to do is move the map around to obtain the latest news articles from the area currently in view. Simple enough.

                It will show you the blue pins on the map, news hubs, so you can interact with them by clicking and browsing the publications that they have.

                A key aspect of the News Browser are the filtering options you have access to; those can be found in the Mapfilter button which is an overlay on the map. Equally happens with the Eyenew button which will give you different visualization components to make your News Browser experience more attractive and insightful.

                By using the News Browser for a few minutes you will realize that is very easy to get the news you want rather quickly.

                The Search Results is the third tab you get when you perform a search within Hubii.

                For example, if I search for “SOPA” right now, I get 140 articles. These are presented to me in chronological order  and grouped by the headings “Today”, “Yesterday” and “This Week”, so immediately I can refer to them in time. Also, on the left hand side I get a bunch of simple but also very handy filters that will help me to narrow down my search. I can also enhance the search by modifying the Language and Timeline filters.

                The Mapazine is where you will find your personalized content. As you browse along the News Browser, once registered, you will be able to subscribe to your favorite publications and also add articles to your “Read Later”. The same way, once performing a search, you will be able to save that search to your Mapazine.

                All these three elements (Read Later, Publishers and Searches) can be found on your Mapazine clearly divided into individual areas. Then, you can browse your news and filter them further by categories performing, a simple but yet powerful, two dimensional filtering as the following screenshot shows.

                This is a mini crash course on what Hubii is today and how it can be used. We shall extend this section with further posts detailing each element how it works and can be used to take the most out of it.

                If you have any comments or suggestions with regards to stuff you would like us to cover, please let us know.

                 

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                  Welcome to Hubii

                  By jacobo | Published January 3, 2012

                  So, here we are, Morten pressed the big red button and the site did “plop”. Suddenly we are online. Well, not that suddenly after all.

                  First things first, so introductions time; we are an small distributed team that is looking forward to build a great product for our community. We have plenty of ideas, lots energy and the ability to do it.

                  If you are wondering why the online news, the answer is simple; there is an obscene amount of room for improvement.

                  We wanted to build Hubii to present an alternative to the industry, a way to enable changes. We know we can do it. So we took our chances and did a good job; credit to the whole team. Well done guys.

                  We still have an obscene amount of work ahead of us but now is when the fun starts, so lets take one step at the time. We are hoping to hang around for a long time and we would like to share the experience with the community we want to build; we want to share this with you.

                  Nevertheless, we hope you enjoy Hubii.

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