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===== Apache & PHP: Required Modules ===== | ===== Apache & PHP: Required Modules ===== | ||
+ | ==== Absolutely Required Modules ==== | ||
- | This is information on the required PHP/Apache modules that GetSimple uses: | + | * [[http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.installation.php|SimpleXML]] - This module is necessary as GetSimple relies on XML to store it's data. |
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- | ==== Required Modules (Error) ==== | + | |
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- | * [[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) ==== | + | ==== Important but not Absolutely Required Modules==== |
- | * [[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]] - For making zip [[how_to:backup_website|backups]] of your website. If you do not have this installed, GS will try to use the [[http://php.net/manual/en/book.zlib.php|zlib library]] to create .tar.gz files instead of .zip . |
- | * 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). aka **rewrite_module**. |
- | * [[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]]. (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. | ||
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======Links====== | ======Links====== | ||
Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:start|Contents Page]] | Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:start|Contents Page]] | ||
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*[[installation:requirements|Server requirements and Apache Modules]] | *[[installation:requirements|Server requirements and Apache Modules]] | ||
*[[installation:upgrade|Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple]] | *[[installation:upgrade|Upgrading to the Latest Version of GetSimple]] | ||
- | *[[how_to:svn_pull|Automatic installation via the SVN ]] | ||
*[[installation:specific-webhosters|Guidance for Specific Hosting Companies]] | *[[installation:specific-webhosters|Guidance for Specific Hosting Companies]] | ||