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===== Apache & PHP: Required Modules ===== | ===== Apache & PHP: Required Modules ===== | ||
- | ==== Absolutely Required Modules ==== | + | ==== Required Modules ==== |
- | * [[http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.installation.php|SimpleXML]] - This module is necessary as GetSimple relies on XML to store it's data. | + | **[[http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.simplexml.php|SimpleXML]]** is used by GetSimpleCMS for efficient XML document manipulation.\\ |
- | * If you do not have this installed, you will not be able to use GetSimple. | + | The extension is enabled by default in most distros. To be sure //for local development//, open a terminal and list all PHP modules by typing: |
+ | php -m | ||
+ | | ||
+ | //For remote servers//, upload a file phpinfo.php with the following contents: | ||
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+ | <?php phpinfo(INFO_MODULES); ?> | ||
+ | | ||
+ | ..navigate to it in the browser, and search for SimpleXML. | ||
+ | If SimpleXML is not in the list, you need to [[http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.installation.php|install it]]. | ||
+ | \\ | ||
==== Important but not Absolutely Required Modules==== | ==== Important but not Absolutely Required Modules==== | ||
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* [[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). aka **rewrite_module**. | ||
* [[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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