Re: Imagemagick / convert slow on VPS - solved!

I installed ImageMagick using the --disable-openmp option and this 
solved the problem.  Curiously however, when I would check which version 
of convert it came back with /usr/local/bin/convert as opposed to 
/usr/bin/convert which was where the honorific hostgator s/a staff 
installed it leading to the disaster.

% which convert
/usr/local/bin/convert

I ran convert without forcing the path and it balked and took about 9 
seconds.  Then when I ran it with the full path, it worked flawlessly:

/home/www% uptime ; date ; /usr/local/bin/convert oak_tree.jpg -resize 
480 -strip oak_tree480.jpg ; date ; uptime
 21:50:56 up 13 days,  1:24,  2 users,  load average: 0.17, 0.52, 1.22
Tue May 11 21:50:56 CDT 2010
Tue May 11 21:50:56 CDT 2010
 21:50:56 up 13 days,  1:24,  2 users,  load average: 0.17, 0.52, 1.22

I installed a second time using he --prefix option but it did not seem 
to make any difference. 

./configure --disable-openmp --prefix /usr/bin

I thought this would overwrite the /usr/bin/convert but it did not.  Do 
you have to do a dash or perhaps double-quote /usr/bin in order for it 
to be recognized?

To get past this in the meantime I rename /usr/bin/convert and created a 
hard link from /usr/local/bin/convert.  Probably should do the same with 
identify if this is the only way.

-Bob