title: install ImageMagick on xampp
body: <p>I want to use ImageMagick in one of my project. Currently i am using</p>
  
  <pre><code>PHP version: 5.5.9
  Windows Version: Windows 8 Pro  64-bit
  XAMPP Version: 1.8.3
  Control Panel Version: 3.2.1  [ Compiled: May 7th 2013 ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i want to install ImageMagick 6.7.6 because it is already installed on my server where i want to deploy my project but this is not important i just want to install imageMagick on Xampp</p>
  
  <p>this is what i tried </p>
  
  <pre><code>1 Add php_imagick.dll in C:\xampp\php\ext
  extension=php_imagick.dll in php.ini C:\xampp\php\php.ini 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now i restart windows and when i lunch xampp it says</p>
  
  <pre><code>PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'C:\xampp\php\ext\php_imagick.dll' 
  - %1 is not a valid Win32 application
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Please point me in right direction and tell me how can i install ImageMagick in xampp</p>