dropzone not working after deployment

Question

I have just deployed a website using Heroku and PostGres. I am able to upload to one form but not the others. Also works fine locally. Errors below:

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1/1 NotSupportedException in Driver.php line 16: GD Library extension not available with this PHP installation.

in Driver.php line 16

at Driver->__construct() in ImageManager.php line 108

at ImageManager->createDriver() in ImageManager.php line 50

at ImageManager->make('uploads/trucking/photos/1490198567-Screen Shot 2017-02-13 at 10.11.08 AM.png') in Facade.php line 217

at Facade::__callStatic('make', array('uploads/trucking/photos/1490198567-Screen Shot 2017-02-13 at 10.11.08 AM.png')) in Photo.php line 68

at Photo->makeThumbnail() in Photo.php line 61

at Photo->move(object(UploadedFile)) in TruckingDeliveryController.php line 228

at TruckingDeliveryController->makePhoto(object(UploadedFile)) in TruckingDeliveryController.php line 219

at TruckingDeliveryController->addPhoto('11', object(Request))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(TruckingDeliveryController), 'addPhoto'), array('id' => '11', object(Request))) in Controller.php line 80

at Controller->callAction('addPhoto', array('id' => '11', object(Request))) in ControllerDispatcher.php line 146

at ControllerDispatcher->call(object(TruckingDeliveryController), object(Route), 'addPhoto') in ControllerDispatcher.php line 94

at ControllerDispatcher->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 52

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in Authenticate.php line 28

at Authenticate->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(Authenticate), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 102

at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in ControllerDispatcher.php line 96

at ControllerDispatcher->callWithinStack(object(TruckingDeliveryController), object(Route), object(Request), 'addPhoto') in ControllerDispatcher.php line 54

at ControllerDispatcher->dispatch(object(Route), object(Request), 'App\Http\Controllers\TruckingDeliveryController', 'addPhoto') in Route.php line 174

at Route->runController(object(Request)) in Route.php line 140

at Route->run(object(Request)) in Router.php line 724

at Router->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 52

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 64

at VerifyCsrfToken->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(VerifyCsrfToken), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in ShareErrorsFromSession.php line 49

at ShareErrorsFromSession->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(ShareErrorsFromSession), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in StartSession.php line 64

at StartSession->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(StartSession), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php line 37

at AddQueuedCookiesToResponse->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(AddQueuedCookiesToResponse), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in EncryptCookies.php line 59

at EncryptCookies->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(EncryptCookies), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 102

at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in Router.php line 726

at Router->runRouteWithinStack(object(Route), object(Request)) in Router.php line 699

at Router->dispatchToRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 675

at Router->dispatch(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 246

at Kernel->Illuminate\Foundation\Http{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 52

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request)) in CheckForMaintenanceMode.php line 44

at CheckForMaintenanceMode->handle(object(Request), object(Closure))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(CheckForMaintenanceMode), 'handle'), array(object(Request), object(Closure))) in Pipeline.php line 136

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 32

at Pipeline->Illuminate\Routing{closure}(object(Request))

at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 102

at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in Kernel.php line 132

at Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 99

at Kernel->handle(object(Request)) in index.php line 53

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

On heroku, you don't have the GD Library installed. This is not included by default (it appears - I don't use heroku).

Ps: nothing to do with dropzone.

In your composer.json add "ext-gd": "*":

{
    "require": {
        ...
        "ext-gd": "*"
    }
}

Then re-build. Or push and recommit, etc. Or however it works on heroku. :)