Refugees phpBB 3.2

phpBB has a few requirements which must be met before you are able to install and use it. In this section, these requirements are explained.

• A webserver or web hosting account running on any major Operating System with support for PHP
• A SQL database system, one of:
  • MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported)
  • MariaDB 5.1 or above
  • MS SQL Server 2000 or above (via ODBC or SQLSRV PHP extensions)
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL 8.3+
  • SQLite 3.6.15+
• PHP 5.4.7+ with support for the database you intend to use, but less than 7.3.
• getimagesize() function enabled
• The following PHP modules are required:
  • json
  • XML support
  • Corresponding PHP module for the database system you intend to use
• The following PHP modules are optional, but will provide access to additional features.
  • zlib Compression support
  • Remote FTP support
  • GD support

The presence of each of these required features will be checked during the installation process.