# Problem with Rmagick and simple captcha in Godaddy's ROR **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [December 5, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250 "2007-12-05T22:25:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahaleo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250/1 "2007-12-05T22:25:28Z")
I am running into a problem with Godaddy’s Ruby on Rails (shared hosting) when trying to use simple captcha plugin with Rmagick. Here is the error: sh: line 1: gs: command not found sh: line 1: gs: command not found RMagick: unable to read font `arial'. RMagick: Postscript delegate failed`/tmp/magick-XX4CNdDE’. sh: line 1: gs: command not found sh: line 1: gs: command not found RMagick: unable to read font `arial'. RMagick: Postscript delegate failed`/tmp/magick-XXinMRaI’. Any idea? Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahaleo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250/2 "2007-12-06T21:05:20Z")
On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 22:25 +0100, Leo Chan wrote: > I am running into a problem with Godaddy’s Ruby on Rails (shared > hosting) when trying to use simple captcha plugin with Rmagick. Here is > the error: > sh: line 1: gs: command not found Hey Leo - FWIW, I did a captcha thing for a client a while back. Rather than trying to set up a bunch of stuff on the server to generate the images in realtime, I generated a couple thousand images on my workstation along with the SQL necessary to load them up (e.g., INSERT INTO captcha (filename, word) VALUES (‘1.jpg’, ‘zgysd998’)). Then I put the files on the server in a directory that Apache could access, loaded up the SQL, and wrote a little code to generate the img tag and whatnot. It was nice and fast since the images were just static files, and we could repopulate the table with new captchas just by rerunning a script. Food for thought, anyhow… Yours, Tom [http://generatingparserswithjavacc.com/](http://generatingparserswithjavacc.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahaleo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250/3 "2007-12-06T19:45:00Z")
On Dec 5, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Leo Chan wrote: > sh: line 1: gs: command not found > RMagick: unable to read font `arial'. RMagick: Postscript delegate failed `/tmp/magick-XXinMRaI’. > > Any idea? Thanks for your help. I’m not familiar with GoDaddy’s hosting service as I run a hosting firm… but from what I can see, it looks like maybe GhostScript isn’t installed on the server… You might talk to their technical support. Robby – Robby R. Founder and Executive Director PLANET ARGON, LLC Design, Development, and Hosting with Ruby on Rails > **[Planet Argon](https://www.planetargon.com/)** > > Planet Argon is a Ruby on Rails development agency specializing in maintenance and support for existing Rails apps. Based in Portland, OR, Planet Argon has been a member of the Rails community since 2004. [http://www.robbyonrails.com/](http://www.robbyonrails.com/) +1 503 445 2457 +1 877 55 ARGON [toll free] +1 815 642 4068 [fax] ---
**Author:** ![ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahaleo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250/4 "2007-12-10T18:18:27Z")
Thanks Tom. Found out the problem is GoDaddy didn’t install GhostScript as Robby’s post has suggested. I ended up using recaptcha and a ruby plugin to talk to recaptcha server. It was simple enough and it only takes me less than an hour to implement. Also the added bonus is recaptcha also support audio, not just visual images. I thought that is pretty cool. Leo Tom C. wrote: > On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 22:25 +0100, Leo Chan wrote: > > > I am running into a problem with Godaddy’s Ruby on Rails (shared > > hosting) when trying to use simple captcha plugin with Rmagick. Here is > > the error: > > sh: line 1: gs: command not found > > Hey Leo - > > FWIW, I did a captcha thing for a client a while back. Rather than > trying to set up a bunch of stuff on the server to generate the images > in realtime, I generated a couple thousand images on my workstation > along with the SQL necessary to load them up (e.g., INSERT INTO captcha > (filename, word) VALUES (‘1.jpg’, ‘zgysd998’)). Then I put the files on > the server in a directory that Apache could access, loaded up the SQL, > and wrote a little code to generate the img tag and whatnot. > > It was nice and fast since the images were just static files, and we > could repopulate the table with new captchas just by rerunning a script. > Food for thought, anyhow… > > Yours, > > Tom > [http://generatingparserswithjavacc.com/](http://generatingparserswithjavacc.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@ahaleo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahaleo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-rmagick-and-simple-captcha-in-godaddys-ror/122250/5 "2007-12-11T04:02:33Z")
On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 18:18 +0100, Leo Chan wrote: > Thanks Tom. Found out the problem is GoDaddy didn’t install GhostScript > as Robby’s post has suggested. I ended up using recaptcha and a ruby > plugin to talk to recaptcha server. It was simple enough and it only > takes me less than an hour to implement. Also the added bonus is > recaptcha also support audio, not just visual images. I thought that is > pretty cool. Ah, cool, yup, that _is_ nice! Tom