# Captcha

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captcha/137598>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 14, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captcha/137598 "2008-05-14T15:04:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captcha/137598/1 "2008-05-14T15:04:30Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I’m trying to implement Captcha in my program.

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       I m using 'Captcha gem' for the same but while executing it i

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got error regarding GD.

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       I've installed gd-2 still the same error .

       Can anyone tell me what's going wrong here?
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**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captcha/137598/2 "2008-05-14T18:57:30Z")

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Shweta K. wrote:

> Hello everyone,  
> I’m trying to implement Captcha in my program.
> 
> ```
> I m using 'Captcha gem' for the same but while executing it i
> 
> ```
> 
> got error regarding GD.
> 
> ```
> I've installed gd-2 still the same error .
> 
> Can anyone tell me what's going wrong here?
> 
> ```

Post the error…Are we supposed to be reading your mind here?

-Mac

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**Author:** ![shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@shweta\_kadam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shweta_kadam)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captcha/137598/3 "2008-10-28T19:02:06Z")

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On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Tim G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I’d be willing to take this on in a few weeks if nobody else does. I  
> suggest  
> using reCAPTCHA ([GitHub - ambethia/recaptcha: ReCaptcha helpers for ruby apps](http://github.com/ambethia/recaptcha/tree/master)); no  
> reason to waste those human cycles.
> 
> This would be a great addition to the mailer extension (and I think it’s  
> already on the TODO). Maybe some cross-extension action? Have mailer look  
> for recaptcha, and make a recaptcha tag available if it does?

I’ll certainly help test it out when it’s finished. Let us know.

~Nate