Liipimaginebundle: Exception: PHP exif extension is required to use the ExifMetadataReader

[JasonHanley]

When upgrading to the lastest dev-master, I receive the following when simply trying to read an image:

Uncaught PHP Exception Imagine\Exception\NotSupportedException: "PHP exif extension is required to use the ExifMetadataReader" at /home/rumie/test-content/vendor/imagine/imagine/lib/Imagine/Image/Metadata/ExifMetadataReader.php line 25 {"exception":"[object] (Imagine\Exception\NotSupportedException: PHP exif extension is required to use the ExifMetadataReader

Probably better to simply not read the exif data rather than blowing up.

I suspect this used to either be optional or go through a different path.

[makasim]

Looks like we have a bug, I'd expect it to be optional functionality.

[JasonHanley]

Downgrading to 1.0.4 solved it for me, so it was introduced sometime between then and now.

[lsmith77]

might be an issue with the imagine lib

[websirnik]

Same error for me. Looks like the breaking change was introduced in 1.0.5.
1.0.4 works. 1.0.5 does not.

[makasim]

I believe it has to be fixed in the Imagine library. So I opened an issue there: https://github.com/avalanche123/Imagine/issues/403

[lukaszrak]

Still not fixed.

[x3r0z]

I fixed that problem change the value of the parameter liip_imagine.meta_data.reader.class in imagine.xml by default the value is Imagine\Image\MetadataExifMetadataReader and I change to Imagine\Image\MetadataDefaultMetadataReader, if that parameter can change in the bundle config to that way not modified the bundle.

[stefann-sasori]

@x3r0z editing imagine.xml solved the problem for me thank you.
If it can help, the absolute path of this file is :
vendor\liipimagine-bundle\Liip\ImagineBundle\Resources\configimagine.xml

[Miliooo]

I added this to my parameters: (config.yml)
liip_imagine.meta_data.reader.class: "Imagine\Image\MetadataDefaultMetadataReader"

[FaHuSchmidt]

@Miliooo Thanks for your solution, works great!

[MAXakaWIZARD]

@lsmith77 this is not an issue with imagine lib, the bundle configures it with ExifMetadataReader which requires ext-exif. I think we need to change it to DefaultMetadataReader or configure it dynamically depending on ext-exif availability.

[rlataguerra]

@Miliooo @WebDevCodr I have an unrecognized option error here with that fix

[cedricziel]

@stickyhands I just opened #841 which should fix the issue with a compiler pass, so you don't have to fiddle around with parameters here.

btw: @Miliooo surely meant setting it through a parameter and not directly in config.yml.