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Asked: 2026-05-15T17:01:44+00:00

I need to run inkscape in PHP so I can convert an svg image

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I need to run inkscape in PHP so I can convert an svg image to PDF. However every time I try:

//some PHP code
system(“inkscape -z –file=svg.svg –export-pdf=pdf.pdf”);
//more code

I get no new file and I get this in the apache erro log.

(inkscape:28607): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: Unable to create ~/.gnome2 directory: Permission > denied

Emergency save activated!
Emergency save completed. Inkscape will close now.
If you can reproduce this crash, please file a bug at http://www.inkscape.org
with a detailed description of the steps leading to the crash, so we can fix it.
** Message: Error: Inkscape encountered an internal error and will close now.

Segmentation fault

I am running on ubuntu with apache server. What can I do to correct this problem?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This is related to system permissions, the easier way to fix is create a .gnome2 folder at root home folder of the user who’s running that code and give it permissions to write (666 should be fine).

    Note that if you’re doing this by FTP folders/files starting with . (hidden files on linux), might not show up on listings depending on your client’s config.

    For example:

    mkdir -p /var/www/.gnome2 /var/www/.config /var/www/.config/inkscape
chmod 755 /var/www/.gnome2 /var/www/.config /var/www/.config/inkscape
chown -R www-data /var/www/.gnome2 /var/www/.config /var/www/.config/inkscape
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