Title: imagecreatetruecolor() error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# imagecreatetruecolor() error

 *  [kensav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kensav/)
 * (@kensav)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagecreatetruecolor-error/)
 * While trying to upload and create a thumbnail I got this error:
    Fatal error:
   Call to undefined function: imagecreatetruecolor() in /usr/local/www/vhosts/fakewebsitenamehere.
   com/htdocs/wp-admin/admin-functions.php on line 165 Any ideas?

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 *  [johnjosephbachir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnjosephbachir/)
 * (@johnjosephbachir)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagecreatetruecolor-error/#post-114081)
 * This is because your php was compiled with GD 1. imagecreatetruecolor() is only
   in GD 2.
 *  [kensavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kensavage/)
 * (@kensavage)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagecreatetruecolor-error/#post-114082)
 * So I need to upgrade my GD?
 * Any way around this in WP2?

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 * Last reply from: [kensavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kensavage/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagecreatetruecolor-error/#post-114082)
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