I am creating my WordPress website on localhost using Xampp. I'm now finalizing it and uploading my product images, which are all .webp. However, I get this error when I try:

"This image cannot be processed by the web server. Convert it to JPEG or PNG before uploading."

I looked it up online and have no idea what it means. Ideally I want to upload all my images while still on localhost. Is there a way around this?

CodePudding user response：

To enable .webp support in Apache (which is typically used with XAMPP), you can follow these steps:

Edit the php.ini configuration file: This file is usually located in the php folder inside your XAMPP installation directory. Open the file in a text editor and look for the line extension=gd.

Remove the semicolon: The line extension=gd should look like this:

;extension=gd

Removing the semicolon will enable the gd extension, which includes support for .webp images.

Save the changes to the php.ini file and close it.

Restart Apache: Open the XAMPP Control Panel and click the "Stop" button next to the Apache module. Then click the "Start" button to restart Apache.

before enabling the gd extention :

After enabling the gd extention