PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagettftext()

Question

Why am I getting the error PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagettftext() on line 29?

Answer 1

For a Docker container with PHP 7.4, use these commands to install the extension:

docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-freetype
docker-php-ext-install gd

Using the previous approach results in:

configure: error: unrecognized options: --with-freetype-dir

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