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application: "Intervention ImageHash"
version: "Version 0.1"
status: "beta"
---

# Installation

## Installation with Composer

Learn how to install Intervention ImageHash for PHP with Composer and discover how to configure your web server to make the library work perfectly.


## Server Requirements

Make sure your server meets these requirements before installing:

- PHP >= 8.3
- Mbstring PHP Extension
- Image Processing PHP Extension

### Image Processing Extension

You need at least one image processing extension installed. Intervention Image supports three popular options:

- [GD Image](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.image.php)
- [Imagick](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.imagick.php)
- [libvips](https://www.libvips.org)

## Installation

Install this package with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org).

```bash
composer require intervention/imagehash
```

After installation, you can start using the [image hasher](https://imagehash.intervention.io/beta/api/hasher.md).

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## Become a Sponsor

### Intervention ImageHash needs your help to keep the project going

Intervention ImageHash is non-commercial, open source licensed and completely free to use. The considerable
effort required to maintain and develop the software is only possible with the financial support
of sponsors. There are two ways in which you can support this project.

- Support via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Intervention)
- Support via [Ko-Fi](https://ko-fi.com/interventionphp)