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 ====== Installation:​ Required Modules ====== ====== Installation:​ Required Modules ======
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-[[installation:​requirements|Overall installation requirements]] 
  
 This is information on the required PHP/Apache modules that GetSimple uses: This is information on the required PHP/Apache modules that GetSimple uses:
  
 +**Required Modules (Error)**
   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​simplexml.installation.php|SimpleXML]] - This module is necessary as GetSimple currently relies on XML to store it's data.    * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​simplexml.installation.php|SimpleXML]] - This module is necessary as GetSimple currently relies on XML to store it's data. 
-    ​* **If you do not have this installed, you will not be able to use GetSimple.**+    * If you do not have this installed, you will not be able to use GetSimple. 
 + 
 +**Important but not Required Modules (Warning)**
   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​zip.installation.php|ZipArchive]] - This is only needed if you want to take [[how_to:​backup_website|backups]] of your website. ​   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​zip.installation.php|ZipArchive]] - This is only needed if you want to take [[how_to:​backup_website|backups]] of your website. ​
-    * If you do not have this installed, your backups will try to use the [[http://​php.net/​manual/​en/​book.zlib.php|zlib library]]+    * As of GS v3.1, if you do not have this installed, your backups will try to use the [[http://​php.net/​manual/​en/​book.zlib.php|zlib library]] ​(it will create .tar.gz files instead of .zip)
   * [[http://​httpd.apache.org/​docs/​current/​mod/​mod_rewrite.html|Apache mod_rewrite]] - This is only needed if you want to use [[:​pretty_urls|FancyURLs]] (set within the control panel'​s '​settings'​ page.)   * [[http://​httpd.apache.org/​docs/​current/​mod/​mod_rewrite.html|Apache mod_rewrite]] - This is only needed if you want to use [[:​pretty_urls|FancyURLs]] (set within the control panel'​s '​settings'​ page.)
   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​curl.setup.php|Curl]] - Curl is needed to connect to our API to check for GetSimple updates. ​   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​curl.setup.php|Curl]] - Curl is needed to connect to our API to check for GetSimple updates. ​
-    * This means: you don't really need it, but if you want to install it, see [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​curl.setup.php|here]].+    * This means: you don't really need it, but if you want to install it, see [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​curl.setup.php|here]]. ​(Debian install via apt-get install php5-curl)
   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​image.installation.php|GD Library]] - This module is needed in order to create thumbnails on uploaded images.   * [[http://​www.php.net/​manual/​en/​image.installation.php|GD Library]] - This module is needed in order to create thumbnails on uploaded images.