[ requirements ]

On this page all supported PHP, database and webserver versions are listed for your information. Known supported operating systems are GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, MacOS X, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, and Netware.

phpMyFAQ system requirements

• PHP
  • version 5.2.0 or later (recommended: 5.3.x)
  • register_globals = off (recommended)
  • safe_mode = off (recommended)
  • memory_limit = 64M
  • GD support
  • JSON support
  • XMLWriter support
  • Filter support
  • SPL support
• Webserver, e.g.
  • Apache 1.3.x / 2.0.x / 2.2.x
  • lighttpd 1.4+
  • IIS 5.0+
  • nginx
• Database server, e.g.
  • MySQL 4.1.x, 5.x, 6.x with the ext/mysql or ext/mysqli extension (recommended: 5.1.x)
  • PostgreSQL 8.x (recommended: 8.4.x)
  • Sybase
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008
  • SQLite
  • IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2.x, 9.1.x, IBM Cloudscape, and Apache Derby
  • Oracle 8i or later (experimental)
  • Firebird / Interbase (experimental)
• correctly set: access permissions, owner, group

You can only run phpMyFAQ successfully, when the PHP directive safe_mode is set to off, further constraints affect the directives open_basedir and disable_functions, which can be set in the central php.ini or the httpd.conf respectively.

In case PHP runs as module of the Apache, you will have to be able to do a chown on the files before installation. The files and directories must be owned by the Apache user.

We recommend using the free and open source Suhosin extension for PHP from SektionEins GmbH for additional protection and security.