Monthly Archives: April 2021

Windows Server 2022 Preview License Keys

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Windows Server 2022 Preview License Keys

To test the Windows Server 2022 Preview builds you need to register as a Windows Insider, log in and download the ISO or the VDHDX. With the ISO for a clean install or an upgrade, you need the Windows Server 2022 preview license keys. I have listed these below. Do note that since Windows Server 2022 Preview build 20334 those keys have changed.

Windows Server 2022 Preview License Keys
Get the preview builds and start testing!

As I build or upgrade some VMs in the labs weekly I decided to put these keys in a little blog post for me to find them easily. I intend to update this post if and when new keys are needed. Do not worry, these are public, so I do not break any license agreement here.

From Windows Server 2022 Preview before build 20344

Standard:MFY9F-XBN2F-TYFMP-CCV49-RMYVH

Datacenter: 2KNJJ-33Y9H-2GXGX-KMQWH-G6H67

From Windows Server 2022 Preview since build 20344

Standard:VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H

Datacenter: WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33

A short reminder that this is prerelease software

First of all, I will quote Microsoft here.

Windows Server Insider Preview builds may be substantially modified before they are commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here. Some product features and functionality may require additional hardware or software. These builds are for testing purposes only. Microsoft is not obligated to provide any support services for this preview software.

Secondly, I remind you that Microsoft loves that you test the builds and provide feedback. Just do not use this for anything in production. That’s it folks, happy testing folks.

There has been an error cropping your image

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There has been an error cropping your image

Recently I was greeted with the following error on WordPress: There has been an error cropping your image. On Windows PHP 8.0 changed php_gd2.dll to php_gd.dll. That breaks picture cropping functionality in WordPress. How do I know? Funny you should ask! Well, because I ran into this issue soon after upgrading my PHP version to 8.0 on my WordPress blog server. Instead of success, I was greeted with the above-mentioned error message: There has been an error cropping your image.

There has been an error cropping your image

I was researching how to fix this and while I found some possible causes, nothing applied to my situation. So, I kept digging deeper until I stumbled upon the fact that in PHP 8.0 for the GD extension on Windows the DLL file name changed from php_gd2.dll to php_gd.dll. Read up on this on PHP Watch.

Fixing it

I needed to edit the php.ini file in PHP 8 and alter the GD extension changed from php_gd2.dll to php_gd.dll. In its extension-less format change to extension=gd instead of extension=gd2.

As on Linux the GD extension is loaded with the name gd.so, which means that no changes are needed on Linux

What I did was edit the php.ini file under C:\Program Files\PHP\php-8.0.3-nts-Win32-vs16-x64 ( I run the x64 bit version, if you also have the 32 bit version change it there as well).

I changed the following lines:

[PHP_GD2]
extension=php_gd2.dll

to

[PHP_GD]
extension=php_gd.dll

I saved the file and that fixed it. No need even to restart IIS or the web site, that was it. I could crop my files again!

Conclusion

It’s the small things that get you. In this case just a small detail, that might also trip you up. I just hope that this helps some of you out there. The good news is it was fixed quickly, and it was the first issue I had since upgrading to PHP 8.0.3. So far, so good.