Server Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher (8.2 recommended)
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Web server: Apache (with mod_rewrite) or Nginx
• SSL certificate — HTTPS is required for AI API calls and payment processing
• Minimum 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
• Minimum 500 MB disk space (for app + vendor + uploads)

Required PHP Extensions

• OpenSSL, PDO, Mbstring, Tokenizer, XML, Ctype, JSON, BCMath, Fileinfo, Curl, Zip

Most shared hosting providers (Hostinger, SiteGround, Namecheap) meet these requirements by default.

Recommended Hosting Types

• Shared hosting — Works fine for low-medium traffic
• VPS / Cloud — Recommended for production (DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS)

Note: The vendor/ folder is included in the ZIP — no need to run composer install.