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  2. Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Before we begin, please ensure that you have met the Minimum Requirements for EasySocial to run smoothly:

Minimum Requirements

For EasySocial to operate correctly, please ensure that the following system requirements are met.

  • Joomla 3.8 and above is installed.
  • PHP v5.6+ and above.
  • PHP Extensions: ZIP Library. ZIP Library is required by EasySocial for a much faster extraction process.
  • PHP Extensions: GD Library. GD Library is required by EasySocial for image manipulation.
  • PHP Extensions: CURL Library. CURL Library is required by EasySocial to perform outgoing connections.
  • PHP Extensions: Iconv Package. Iconv Package is required by EasySocial for character encoding translation.
  • PHP Extensions: MB String Library. MB String Library is used by EasySocial in manipulating strings.
  • PHP Extensions: Fileinfo. Fileinfo is used by EasySocial in file manipulation.
  • PHP: [upload_max_filesize = 8MB].
  • PHP: [post_max_size = 8MB].
  • PHP: [magic_quotes_gpc = Off].
  • PHP: [max_execution_time = 60].
  • PHP: [memory_limit = 64MB];
  • MySQL v5.6 and above.

Recommended Requirements

To get the best out of EasySocial, below are the list of recommended requirements for your site.

  • Joomla 3.8+ and above is installed.
  • PHP v5.6+ and above.
  • PHP Extensions: ZIP Library. ZIP Library is required by EasySocial for a much faster extraction process.
  • PHP Extensions: GD Library. GD Library is required by EasySocial for image manipulation.
  • PHP Extensions: CURL Library. CURL Library is required by EasySocial to perform outgoing connections.
  • PHP Extensions: Iconv Package. Iconv Package is required by EasySocial for character encoding translation.
  • PHP Extensions: FFMpeg v2.8.x Library. FFmpeg Library is used by EasySocial in video manipulation on the site.
  • PHP Extensions: MB String Library. MB String Library is used by EasySocial in manipulating strings.
  • PHP Extensions: Fileinfo. Fileinfo is used by EasySocial in file manipulation.
  • PHP: [allow_url_fopen = On]. Required for EasySocial to fetch images from Amazon S3.
  • PHP: [passthru = On].
  • PHP: [upload_max_filesize = 128MB].
  • PHP: [post_max_size = 128MB].
  • PHP: [magic_quotes_gpc = Off].
  • PHP: [max_execution_time = 120].
  • PHP: [memory_limit = 128MB];
  • MySQL v5.7 and above.
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