The system requirements to install Joomla are various. Your local host (WAMP, XAMPP, MAMP, LAMP) or your remote hosting provider must meet these requirements to ensure optimal performance and compatibility.
Basic Requirements
Requeriments for Joomla! 6.x
| Software | Recommended | Supported | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHP | 8.4 | 8.3.0 | 8.3.0 |
| Databases | |||
| MySQL | 8.4 | 8.0.13 | 8.0.13 |
| MariaDB | 12.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| PostgreSQL | 17.6 | 14.0 | 12.0 |
| Web Servers | |||
| Apache | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| Nginx | 1.29 | 1.26 | |
| Microsoft IIS | 10 | 10 |
Requeriments for Joomla! 5.x
| Software | Recommended | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 8.3 | 8.1.0 |
| Databases | ||
| MySQL | 8.1 | 8.0.13 |
| MariaDB | 11.1.0 | 10.4.0 |
| PostgreSQL | 16.0 | 12.0 |
| Web Servers | ||
| Apache | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Nginx | 1.25 | 1.21 |
| Microsoft IIS | 10 | 10 |
Important Requirements
This information can be obtained from your hosting or ask your provider about it.
- max_execution_time = 120
- memory_limit = 128MB (512 is recommended)
- upload_max_filesize = 32MB or more
- Open SSL Libraries - must be enabled
- cURL or url_fopen in your hosting
- PHP file_get_contents()
- GD Library
- Support for multibyte in PHP
Browser Support
All modern browsers, if they are less than 5 years old, better compatibility. Remember that Internet Explorer is dead