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These are the basic system requirements for a Contao webspace:
 
These are the basic system requirements for a Contao webspace:
  
webserver: Apache or IIS
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{| class="wikitable"
PHP:minimum version 5.2
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|- bgcolor="#f3f3f3"
PHP extensions:
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!feature
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!description
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|-
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| webserver
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| Apache or IIS
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|-
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| PHP
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| minimum version 5.2
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|-
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| PHP extensions
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| GDlib, used for image resizing; SOAP (optionally), needs to allow external transfers so that you can use the extension repository within your Contao-backend; mbstring (optionally), needed for multi-byte character handling; mcrypt (optionally), needed for data encryption
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|-
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| MySQL
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| minimum version 4.1, though I definitely recommend version 5.x; MySQLi is also supported
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|-
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| browser (for Contao backend)
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| a modern internet browser … don't even think about Internet Explorer 6 ;-)
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|}
  
* GDlib, used for image resizing
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=== Recommended PHP configurations ===
* SOAP (optionally), needs to allow external transfers so that you can use the extension repository within your Contao-backend
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* mbstring (optionally), needed for multi-byte character handling
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* mcrypt (optionally), needed for data encryption
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MySQL: minimum version 4.1, though I definitely recommend version 5.x; MySQLi is also supported
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{| class="wikitable"
browser (for Contao backend): a modern internet browser … don't even think about Internet Explorer 6 ;-)
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|- bgcolor="#f3f3f3"
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!parameter
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!description
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|-
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| Safe mode
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| Off
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|-
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| Maximum execution time
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| 30 or greater
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|-
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| Memory limit
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| 16M or greater
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|-
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| Register globals
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| Off
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|-
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| File uploads
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| On
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|-
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| Upload maximum filesize
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| 8M or greater
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|-
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| GDlib extension
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| On
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|-
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| SOAP extension
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| On
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|}
  
==Recommended PHP configurations
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'''Tip:''' I recommend using the system check.
 
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Safe mode: Off
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Maximum execution time: 30 or greater
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Memory limit: 16M or greater
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Register globals: Off
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File uploads: On
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Upload maximum filesize: 8M or greater
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GDlib extension: On
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SOAP extension: On
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Tip: I recommend using the system check.
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 7 November 2010

These are the basic system requirements for a Contao webspace:

feature description
webserver Apache or IIS
PHP minimum version 5.2
PHP extensions GDlib, used for image resizing; SOAP (optionally), needs to allow external transfers so that you can use the extension repository within your Contao-backend; mbstring (optionally), needed for multi-byte character handling; mcrypt (optionally), needed for data encryption
MySQL minimum version 4.1, though I definitely recommend version 5.x; MySQLi is also supported
browser (for Contao backend) a modern internet browser … don't even think about Internet Explorer 6 ;-)

Recommended PHP configurations

parameter description
Safe mode Off
Maximum execution time 30 or greater
Memory limit 16M or greater
Register globals Off
File uploads On
Upload maximum filesize 8M or greater
GDlib extension On
SOAP extension On

Tip: I recommend using the system check.

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