Server Requirements

  • Apache, Lighttpd (>=1.4.13 for SSL), or Cherokee Web server
  • Directory on the Web server allowed to run scripts
  • If using Apache, .htaccess support or configuration to override DirectoryIndex
  • PHP version 5.2.1 or greater with
    • PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions)
    • Session support
    • Socket support
    • MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite database engine
    • iconv (recommended)
    • OpenSSL (recommended)
    • Mbstring (optional)
    • FileInfo (optional)
    • Mcrypt (optional)
  • php.ini options:
    • error_reporting E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE (or lower)
    • file_uploads on (for attachment upload features)
    • memory_limit (increase as suitable to support large attachments)
    • session.auto_start off
    • magic_quotes_gpc off
  • If using MySQL or PostgreSQL, a database server and database user with permission to create tables
    • If using MySQL 5.0.2 or later, disable STRICT_TRANS_TABLES and STRICT_ALL_TABLES
  • OpenSSL and Socket modules for PHP required to connect to secure IMAP or IMAPS, for secure SMTP and to use the spell checker
    • Additionally, the CURL module for PHP is required for spell checking with TinyMCE (HTML WYSIWYG Editor).
  • An IMAP server which supports IMAP 4 rev 1
  • An SMTP server (recommended) or PHP configured for mail delivery

Browser Requirements

  • JavaScript? enabled
  • Accept cookies
  • Support for XMLHttpRequest
  • CSS2 Support

Tested browsers

  • Internet Explorer 6 (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)
  • Internet Explorer 7 (Windows XP)
  • Safari 2 (Mac OS X 10.4)
  • Safari 3 (Mac OS X 10.5 and Windows XP)
  • Firefox 2 (Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux)
  • Firefox 3 (Windows XP, Linux, and OpenSolaris)

Browsers reported to work

  • Camino 1.5.x (Mac OS X 10.4)
  • Opera 9.25 (Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and FreeBSD 6)
  • Opera 9.30 (Wii, TinyMCE is non-functional)
  • Opera 9.60 beta1 (Windows XP)