Server Compatibility Wizard¶

If you’re not sure whether your server meets the minimum requirements, the server wizard will run some tests and give you an answer.

• Download and unzip the archive.
• Upload the folder to your server.
• Point your web browser to the folder. For example: https://example.com/ee_wizard

Okay, The Bare Minimums¶

If you are stuck in an older environment, ExpressionEngine can run on PHP 5.4.0+ with 32M of memory, and MySQL 5.5.3+. PHP-FPM is also optional, but tends to handily outperform mod_php. That said, running older versions not only hurts performance—increasing the cost of your website—but also puts your site at risk of security vulnerabilities. The PHP Group stopped providing security patches for PHP 5.5 on July 21, 2016, and even 5.6 only has security support until December 31, 2018. Oracle will also cease providing security support for MySQL 5.5 at the same time.

Why not save yourself the worry and hassle, enjoy a faster and more secure site that costs less to maintain, and upgrade now? Here’s an email you can send to your host if they need a little nudge:

Hey there!

I'm running the PHP/MySQL based content management system ExpressionEngine, and would like to make sure it's speedy, secure, and making the most efficient use of the resources available on my server.

Could I speak with someone about moving to an environment that has PHP 7+ and MySQL 5.6+? If they are available, I'd love to use PHP-FPM to implement PHP, and Percona as a drop-in replacement for MySQL, too.

Thanks!

Control Panel Browser Requirements¶

ExpressionEngine’s Control Panel targets compatibility with the final-release versions of the web browsers listed here, so it’s important to keep your browser up to date. These requirements do not apply to your website, which you are 100% in control of, just ExpressionEngine’s control panel.

• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Opera
• Microsoft Edge

Details and Notes¶

You can safely ignore the rest of this page unless you are experiencing problems, or are a sysadmin setting up a custom environment. All of the following are readily available in most managed environments.

extension = fileinfo.so

; overload(replace) single byte functions by mbstring functions.
; mail(), ereg(), etc are overloaded by mb_send_mail(), mb_ereg(),
; etc. Possible values are 0,1,2,4 or combination of them.
; For example, 7 for overload everything.
; 0: No overload
; 1: Overload mail() function
; 2: Overload str*() functions
; 4: Overload ereg*() functions
mbstring.func_overload = 6