So I built a site that creates thumbnails using a php script that uses imagick for thumbnail creation. On my personal web host (Hostmonster), this works fine. When I made a copy of my site and uploaded it to my client's site (hosted on domain.com) it failed. Asking Domain.com what was up, they said:
"We have ImageMagick binaries. But it is not complied to PHP so IMAGICK won’t work. So, you will not be able to use IMAGICK as PHP built-in class. You have to use the alternative ‘convert’ utility"
I've never used the "convert utility" before, so I'm not sure what they're talking about. Should I look into this more? Or fire them and just stick with my original host (Hostmonster) where imagick works in PHP? I feel like I should know about this alternative to be more well-rounded in my knowledge, but wondering if its worth my time to learn it, or just forget it and move on.
Suggestions about how to go forward, or resources on this alternative would be appreciated. Thanks.