System Requirements

phpMyFAQ requires the following system components for proper operation.

PHP Requirements
  • PHP 8.2+ (8.3+ recommended)
  • Extensions: PDO, cURL, GD/ImageMagick, mbstring
  • Optional: LDAP, XML, ZIP, Fileinfo
  • Memory limit: 128MB minimum, 256MB recommended
Web Server
  • Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite
  • Nginx 1.18+ with proper configuration
  • IIS 10+ with URL Rewrite Module
  • HTTPS support recommended
Database
  • MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+
  • PostgreSQL 13+
  • SQLite 3.38+ (for small installations)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019+
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019+
Optional Components
  • Elasticsearch 7.0+ or OpenSearch 2.0+ for advanced search
  • LDAP server for user authentication
  • SMTP server for email notifications