Server Requirements

Summary

The web server, PHP version, and PHP modules and extensions Dotkernel Light needs in production.

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, 8.4 or 8.5

Both mod_php and FCGI (FPM) are supported.

These are the versions declared by composer.json in Dotkernel Light 1.5.0. PHP 8.5 was added in release 1.4.0 and PHP 8.2 was dropped in release 1.5.0, so stay on 1.4.x if you are pinned to PHP 8.2.

Required Settings and Modules & Extensions

• memory_limit >= 128M
• mbstring
• Composer (added to $PATH)

Recommended extensions

• opcache
• 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)

FAQ

Q: Which PHP versions does Dotkernel Light support? A: PHP 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5, as declared by composer.json.

Q: Is Nginx supported out of the box? A: No — the repository ships an Apache .htaccess file, which must be converted into Nginx configuration instructions manually.