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Server Requirements

Summary

This page lists the recommended webserver, PHP version, required settings, supported RDBMS engines and recommended PHP extensions for running Dotkernel Admin.

Details

For production, we highly recommend a *nix based system.

Webserver

Apache >= 2.2

  • mod_rewrite
  • .htaccess support (AllowOverride All)

The repository includes a default .htaccess file in the public folder.

Nginx

You need to convert the provided Apache related .htaccess file into Nginx configuration instructions.

PHP >= 8.3

Both mod_php and FCGI (FPM) are supported.

Required Settings and Modules & Extensions

  • memory_limit >= 128M
  • upload_max_filesize and post_max_size >= 100 M (depending on your data)
  • mbstring
  • CLI SAPI (for Cron Jobs)
  • Composer (added to $PATH)

RDBMS

  • Tested with MariaDB 10.7, 10.11 LTS, 11.4 LTS, and 11.8 LTS
  • Tested with PostgreSQL 13 and above

MySQL is not supported because of missing UUID support.

  • opcache
  • pdo_mysql, pdo_pgsql or mysqli (if using MariaDB or PostgreSQL as RDBMS)
  • dom - if working with markup files structure (HTML, XML, etc.)
  • simplexml - working with XML files
  • gd, exif - if working with images
  • zlib, zip, bz2 - if compressing files
  • curl (required if APIs are used)
  • sqlite3 - for tests

FAQ

Q: What is the minimum required PHP version?

A: PHP 8.3 or above, supported through either mod_php or FCGI (FPM).

Q: Which databases are supported?

A: MariaDB (10.7, 10.11 LTS, 11.4 LTS, 11.8 LTS) and PostgreSQL (13 and above); MySQL is not supported because it lacks UUID support.

Q: What webserver modules are required?

A: On Apache, mod_rewrite and .htaccess support (AllowOverride All); on Nginx, the provided .htaccess file must be converted into Nginx configuration instructions.

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