Title: Imagick::readimage(): HTTP request failed
Last modified: December 21, 2020

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# Imagick::readimage(): HTTP request failed

 *  Resolved [semiarte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/semiarte/)
 * (@semiarte)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagickreadimage-http-request-failed/)
 * Hi
    I want to read a specific file from my functions.php to test imagick php 
   extension. But http request fails.
 * Any idea. Thank you
 *     ```
       function convertFile() {
           if (extension_loaded('imagick')) {
               echo "Imagick extension loaded!";
   
           } else {
               echo "No imagick extension loaded!";
           } 
   
           $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();
           $image_file_location = $upload_dir['url'] . '/Conexion-VPN-con-doble-autenticacion.pdf';
           if ($image_file_location !== false) {
               $imagick = new Imagick();
               $imagick->readImage($image_file_location); // HTTP request fails
           } else {
               echo 'Can´t load image from url'; 
           }
       }
       add_action('wp_head', 'convertFile');
       ```
   
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by [semiarte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/semiarte/).

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagickreadimage-http-request-failed/#post-13819029)
 * I believe that method wants a server file system path, not a HTTP URL. Try something
   like
    `$image_file_location = $upload_dir['path'] . '/Conexion-VPN-con-doble-
   autenticacion.pdf';`
 *  Thread Starter [semiarte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/semiarte/)
 * (@semiarte)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagickreadimage-http-request-failed/#post-13821252)
 * Hi. Server file system returns not authorized message
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagickreadimage-http-request-failed/#post-13823146)
 * Double check that the value assigned to $image_file_location is the correct path.
   If it is, the file’s permissions are probably incorrect. The user or group PHP
   runs under needs to have read permission. This is usually not your user, but 
   the one specified in httpd.conf (Apache server configuration). Permissions can
   be set via FTP or your hosting file manager.
 *  Thread Starter [semiarte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/semiarte/)
 * (@semiarte)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imagickreadimage-http-request-failed/#post-13826059)
 * I got it. To fix ‘ImagickException: not authorized’ in extension policy.xml you
   have to update this line:
 * `<policy domain="coder" rights="none" pattern="PDF" />`
 * To read and write pdf files:
 * `<policy domain="coder" rights="read|write" pattern="PDF" />`

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