Question When will PHP 8.1 be available?

[commar]

I have compiled gd.so module with AVIF support for the current version of Plesk PHP 8.1.2 version (OS Ubuntu 20.04):

# cat gdinfo.php
<?php
var_dump(gd_info());
?>

# /opt/plesk/php/8.1/bin/php gdinfo.php
array(15) {
["GD Version"]=>
string(26) "bundled (2.1.0 compatible)"
["FreeType Support"]=>
bool(true)
["FreeType Linkage"]=>
string(13) "with freetype"
["GIF Read Support"]=>
bool(true)
["GIF Create Support"]=>
bool(true)
["JPEG Support"]=>
bool(true)
["PNG Support"]=>
bool(true)
["WBMP Support"]=>
bool(true)
["XPM Support"]=>
bool(true)
["XBM Support"]=>
bool(true)
["WebP Support"]=>
bool(true)
["BMP Support"]=>
bool(true)
["AVIF Support"]=>
bool(true)
["TGA Read Support"]=>
bool(true)
["JIS-mapped Japanese Font Support"]=>
bool(false)
}

You can try to backup the original module file with

# mv /opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/gd.so /opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/gd.so_orig

And then place attached to /opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/

But note, that it was compiled by me for testing purposes and I do not guarantee that it will work without any problems.
It was my personal initiative and interest.

I tried to replace original file with your gd.so attached, but i have this error:

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'gd.so' (tried: /opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/gd.so (libavif.so.13: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory), /opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/gd.so.so (/opt/plesk/php/8.1/lib/php/modules/gd.so.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)) in Unknown on line 0
Interactive shell

php > var_export(gd_info());
PHP Warning:  Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function gd_info() in php shell code:1
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
  thrown in php shell code on line 1

I have OS Ubuntu 20.04 and PHP 8.1.2 with Plesk Obsidian 18.0.55.
Maybe is not compatible with my plesk version?

 

[Carluccio]

Still no updates for Avif support ? Even google is supporting it now: Supporting AVIF in Google Search | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers

 

[Maarten]

Still no updates for Avif support ? Even google is supporting it now: Supporting AVIF in Google Search | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers

You can vote for AVIF support via this UserVoice Request:

AVIF support

Can you please prepare GD library with AVIF support. It is supported from PHP version 8.1 https://php.watch/versions/8.1/gd-avif

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