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webp support available in php 7.1+
Description
Add webp support.
Additional information/references
A support topic mentioned there was an issue logged - I don't think there is one, so just adding it. https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=574576.msg4083346#msg4083346
@albertlast had a PR out there at one point: #6271
The already logged issue: #6271 a PR is considered an issue.
So far no one has come up with a valid reason as to why we need to add it other than "because google says so."
Post hard data on its usage across the web.
when google with chrome, how got the major usage of browsers, say that webp is the next thing. than had you show us why they lie. give us hard data.
I'm not the one making the proposal and I'm neither against nor in favor of it.
Current stats indicate 1.2% & growing.
Source: https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/im-webp
I view it more an example of keeping current with php, as getimagesize now returns it as a valid image type.
The code would need to account for php 7.1 vs prior. The constant isn't defined in 7.0.
Lots of undefined constant issues out there due to improper implementation.
This is a good idea for a future release, but should not hold up RC4 or final.
I would suggest add AVIF support as well. requires PHP 8.2 for getimagesize to return proper width/height.
