IMagick is a native PHP extension to create and modify images using the ImageMagick API. ImageMagick Studio LLC did not write nor does it maintain the IMagick extension, however, IMagick users are welcome to discuss the extension here.
if I run, i see this which clearly shows i have gs in there
convert -list configure | grep DELEGATES => DELEGATES bzlib djvu freetype gs jpeg jng jp2 lcms png tiff x11 xml zlib
User snibgo, says that it is only showing delegates listed in delegates.xml and not those that IM actually finds installed. So if you have a current version of IM use the delegates list from convert -version as a list of what IM recognizes as installed. Older versions of IM will not list the delegates when you do convert -version.
I still believe it is some configuration of your OS or PHP that does not let Imagick (not Imagemagick) know you have GS installed or that your PHP Imagick is using a different installation of Imagemagick. Check to be sure phpinfo.php shows the same version of Imagemagick as you think you are using. There could be different versions of Imagemagick installed in different locations.
You can also try at the terminal or via PHP exec()
Imagick and Imagemagick are two different things. If you use PHP and exec(), you are not using Imagick and this topic is posted to the wrong forum. Which are you trying to use?
I am not a PHP expert. So you might have to find some one else.
Does phpinfo show Ghostscript?
What do you get from PHP when you run exec with the following?
my phpinfo doesnt show ghostscript - is it supposed to?
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when i do <?php
exec("type -a convert");
?>
i get a blank page
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when i do
In your terminal type
type -a convert
I get /usr/bin/convert
and see if you have more than one version of IM - No I dont see any more ver.
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But does this work - YES it works
/usr/bin/convert test.pdf test123.jpg
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Is there anything tying you to digitalocean as there are plenty of other hosts around. But saying that it can be hard to find one that is running an up to date version of imagemagick.