System Requirements
All of our products share the same basic system requirements, with individual products sometimes having additional requirements for particular features.
Basic Requirements
Minimum Server Requirements
- PHP 5.1.0+
- GD2 Extension
- SPL Extension
- DOM XML Extension
- MySQL 4.1+
Recommended Server Requirements
- PHP 5.2
- GD2 Extension
- SPL Extension
- DOM XML Extension
- JSON Extension
- MySQL 5.0+
Front-end Requirements (for your users)
Our products work in any modern, standards-compliant web browser, such as Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ and Opera 9.5+. While Internet Explorer 6 will generally work with our products, it is not a supported browser.
Databases
A database system is required to make use of any of our products. We support the following systems:- MySQL (included)
- Microsoft SQL Server (sold separately; $60)
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If you aren't sure if your server meets these requirements, don't worry! We've put together a simple PHP script you can upload and run, which will tell you
if you'll be able to successfully run IPS products. Instructions are included in the zip file.
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