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* [http://www.php.net PHP] 4.1.0 or higher | * [http://www.php.net PHP] 4.1.0 or higher | ||
** Versions of SMF below 2.0.7 will not work on PHP 5.5. If you use PHP 5.5 it is necessary to use SMF 2.0.7 or greater. | ** Versions of SMF below 2.0.7 will not work on PHP 5.5. If you use PHP 5.5 it is necessary to use SMF 2.0.7 or greater. | ||
** Versions of SMF from 2.0.14 onwards require PHP 5.4 | ** Versions of SMF from 2.0.14 onwards require PHP of versions between 5.4 and 7.1. If you use PHP 5.3 or lower, it is necessary to use SMF 2.0.13 or lower. PHP 7.2 is not supported by SMF at this time. | ||
* The following must be changed in the php.ini file: | * The following must be changed in the php.ini file: | ||
** The <code>engine</code> directive must be set to On. | ** The <code>engine</code> directive must be set to On. |
Revision as of 17:22, 19 June 2018
In order to run an SMF forum, the server must meet the following requirements, and will run best on servers that also meet the recommendations below. This software has been tested and verified to work with the clients listed below, which are all internet browsers.
Basic Server Requirements
The following are required on any server intending to run SMF 2.0.
- A webserver with approximately 20MB of available disk space. Much more is recommended so that other content can be uploaded over time.
- A webserver that supports PHP, such as Apache or Internet Information Server (IIS).
- PHP 4.1.0 or higher
- Versions of SMF below 2.0.7 will not work on PHP 5.5. If you use PHP 5.5 it is necessary to use SMF 2.0.7 or greater.
- Versions of SMF from 2.0.14 onwards require PHP of versions between 5.4 and 7.1. If you use PHP 5.3 or lower, it is necessary to use SMF 2.0.13 or lower. PHP 7.2 is not supported by SMF at this time.
- The following must be changed in the php.ini file:
- The
engine
directive must be set to On. - The
magic_quotes_sybase
directive must be set to Off. - The
session.save_path
directive must be set to a valid directory or empty. - The
file_uploads
directive must be set to On. - The
upload_tmp_dir
directive must be set to a valid directory or empty.
- The
- One of the following databases must be installed:
- MySQL 4.0.18 or higher (at least 4.1.0 would be better) and PHP MySQL client API 4.0.18 or higher.
- PostgreSQL 8.0 or higher (
standard_conforming_strings
must be set to off, starting from PostgreSQL 9.1 default is on) - SQLite SQLite 2.x (SMF is not compatible with SQLite 3.x)
- The following are requirements for the database:
- For a clean SMF installation, at least 2 MB of storage space in the database. Please note that this is only enough for the installation.
- The database user must have at least the following privileges:
SELECT
,INSERT
,UPDATE
,DELETE
,ALTER
, andINDEX
. - The database user must have the
CREATE
andDROP
privileges during installation, conversion and some package installs.
Server Recommendations
These are not required, but may be beneficial to your SMF install and enable you to use more functions.
- GNU Aspell 0.50 or higher (with appropriate dictionaries) for spell checking functionality.
- Apache 2.0.x or above with AcceptPathInfo set to On for queryless URL support.
- PHP with the following set in your php.ini file:
max_input_time
set to a value of at least 30.post_max_size
andupload_max_filesize
set to the size of the largest attachments you wish to be able to upload.memory_limit
set to at least 32M.max_execution_time
set to at least 15.register_globals
set to Off.session.use_trans_sid
set to Off.- safe mode disabled, or PHP suExec enabled.
- BCMath library enabled for using the OpenID registration method.
mod_security
disabled (please see Mod security for more information).
- GD Graphics Library 2.0 or higher.
Basic Client Requirements
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (7.0 or higher recommended).
- Opera 7.0 or higher (9.5 or higher recommended).
- Netscape 6.0 or higher.
- Mozilla Suite 1.0.2 or higher.
- Konqueror or Galeon.
- Apple Safari 1.0 or higher (3.0 or higher recommended).
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher (3.5 or higher recommended).