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--- requirements [2022-08-02 04:39] – updated to reflect Igor release changes on php support Kuranes
+++ requirements [2024-02-11 18:53] (current) – andi
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 ====== DokuWiki System Requirements ======
-To run your own copy of [[DokuWiki]] you will need the following:
+To run your own copy of [[DokuWiki]] you will need a web server and PHP. You can either run this software yourself or use a [[install:hosted|hosting provider]].
-==== A Webserver supporting PHP ====
+===== Web Server =====
-DokuWiki will run on any web server, that supports [[http://php.net/|PHP]]. Most users use [[http://httpd.apache.org/|Apache]] or [[https://nginx.org/en/|nginx]], but many others including [[https://www.iis.net|IIS]], [[https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server|litespeed]], [[https://www.lighttpd.net|lighttpd]], [[https://man.openbsd.org/httpd|OpenBSD httpd]], and ,[[https://aprelium.com/abyssws/|Abyss]] are known to work.
+DokuWiki will run on any web server, that supports [[http://php.net/|PHP]].
-==== PHP version 7.2 up to latest PHP version 7.4.x ====
+Most users use [[http://httpd.apache.org/|Apache]] or [[https://nginx.org/en/|nginx]], but many others including [[https://www.iis.net|IIS]], [[https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server|litespeed]], [[https://www.lighttpd.net|lighttpd]], [[https://man.openbsd.org/httpd|OpenBSD httpd]], [[https://caddyserver.com/|Caddy]] and [[https://aprelium.com/abyssws/|Abyss]] are known to work.
-PHP needs to be at least version 7.2 since the « Igor » release, Support for previous PHP versions has been dropped on this release. PHP versions up to and including 7.3 are now [[https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php|EOL]], therefore using the latest version of the 7.4.x branch is highly recommended. Please note that Dokuwiki is not yet compatible with PHP 8.
+===== PHP ====
-For resizing [[:images]] either the [[phpfn>ref.image|PHP GD extension]] or [[http://www.imagemagick.org/|Image Magick]] should be installed.
+DokuWiki is written in the PHP scripting language and thus needs a compatible PHP interpreter.
+The current stable release requires PHP in version 7.4 or higher.
-==== 3. A recent browser ====
+PHP versions up to and including 7.4 have reached [[https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php|End of Life]]. Thus PHP 8 is recommended.
+Please refer to our page on [[install:php|recommended PHP settings]] for what extensions you should enable and recommended PHP configuration options.
-Any modern browser should work, but check our [[browser|browser recommendations]].
 ===== See also =====
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   * [[install|Installing DokuWiki]]
   * [[install:php|Recommended PHP settings]]
+  * [[browser|Browser Recommendations]]