Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, please ensure you meet the following requirements:

Core Requirements

• PHP Version: 8.2.0 or higher
• Web Server: Apache
• Supported Databases:
  • SQLite (Version 3.9 or above)
  • MySQL (Version 5.7 or above)
  • MariaDB (Version 10.3 or above)

Essential PHP Extensions

The following PHP extensions should be installed and activated on your server. Most hosting providers offer these extensions pre-installed. The installation process will also run a check for their presence:

• Bcmath (ext-bcmath)
• Ctype (ext-ctype)
• cURL (ext-curl)
• DOM (ext-dom)
• Exif (ext-exif)
• Fileinfo (ext-fileinfo)
• Filter (ext-filter)
• GD (ext-gd)
• Hash (ext-hash)
• Iconv (ext-iconv)
• Intl (Internationalization) (ext-intl)
• JSON (ext-json)
• Libxml (ext-libxml)
• Mbstring (ext-mbstring)
• OpenSSL (ext-openssl)
• PCRE (ext-pcre)
• PDO (ext-pdo)
• PDO SQLite (ext-pdo_sqlite)
• Session (ext-session)
• Tokenizer (ext-tokenizer)
• XML (ext-xml)
• Zlib (ext-zlib)

Note On Shared Hosting

For those using shared hosting, it is crucial to check whether you have the ability to enable the PHP functions proc_open and proc_close or whether these functions are already enabled.

A Common Misconception: Shared hosting providers often disable these functions under the pretext that they may pose a security risk. This applies to platforms like WordPress with the ability to install uncontrolled third-party plugins. However, it is important to understand that our software is carefully developed with a focus on security. It does not contain unverified third-party plugins, thus maintaining the integrity and security of the server through activities of users of the system. Therefore, using proc_open and proc_close with our software is safe.