Frequently Asked Questions
What are the system requirements?
Web server requirements
Textpattern CMS 4.0.x requires a web server with:
- PHP 4.3+
- MySQL 3.23+
- The PHP mysql extensions
- The PHP XML extension (included by default in PHP)
In addition to the above minimum requirements, we recommend the following:
- PHP 5.2+, in mod_php or fastcgi mode
- MySQL 4.1.7+
- PHP extensions:
- Apache 1.3+ or 2.0+ with mod_rewrite
- A Unix server OS with locale support
Textpattern probably works on any web server that supports PHP. It is reported to work well on IIS and Lighttpd. Clean URLs are possible on those systems, with the right configuration, but are not officially supported.
Client browser requirements
A modern browser supporting JavaScript, jQuery and CSS2 is required to access the Textpattern administrative back-end with its full capabilities (thus users of Internet Explorer 6 or less might experience unexpected issues).
For the public side of the websites it powers, Textpattern itself imposes no restrictions on the browser requirements but simply delivers all markup as intended.
