Comprehensive System Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Linux (Ubuntu 18.04+, CentOS 7+, Debian 9+) - Recommended
Windows Server (2016+)
macOS (Development only)

Web Server Requirements

Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite enabled - Recommended
Nginx 1.18+ with URL rewriting
IIS 10+ (Windows)

PHP Requirements

PHP Version

Minimum: PHP 7.2.0
Maximum: PHP 8.0.x
Not Supported: PHP 8.1+ (CodeIgniter compatibility)
Recommended: PHP 7.4.x or 8.0.x

Required PHP Extensions

Extension	Purpose
pdo_mysql	Database connectivity
mbstring	Multi-byte string handling
openssl	Security & encryption
json	JSON processing
iconv	Character encoding
curl	HTTP requests
gd	Image processing
zip	File compression
zlib	Data compression
xml	XML processing
fileinfo	File type detection

PHP Configuration

ini

Required Settings

file_uploads = On
session.auto_start = Off
memory_limit = 256M
max_execution_time = 300
upload_max_filesize = 50M
post_max_size = 50M
max_file_uploads = 20

Production Settings

display_errors = Off
log_errors = On
date.timezone = "Your/Timezone"

Database Requirements

MySQL Server

Minimum: MySQL 5.7
Recommended: MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.4+
Character Set: utf8mb4_unicode_ci

Database Configuration

sql
-- Required MySQL Settings
sql_mode = ""
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 256M
max_connections = 100
wait_timeout = 28800

-- Character Set
DEFAULT CHARSET = utf8mb4
COLLATE = utf8mb4_unicode_ci

Database Privileges

sql
-- Required Privileges
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
CREATE, DROP, ALTER, INDEX
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES
LOCK TABLES, REFERENCES

Hardware Specifications

Development Environment

RAM: 4GB minimum
Storage: 10GB free space
CPU: 2 cores minimum

Production Environment

RAM: 8GB minimum (16GB recommended)
Storage: 50GB+ SSD storage
CPU: 4+ cores recommended
Bandwidth: Based on user load