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.. _require: Requirements ============ Web server ---------- Since phpMyAdmin's interface is based entirely in your browser, you'll need a web server (such as Apache, nginx, :term:`IIS`) to install phpMyAdmin's files into. PHP --- * You need PHP 5.5.0 or newer, with ``session`` support, the Standard PHP Library (SPL) extension, hash, ctype, and JSON support. * The ``mbstring`` extension (see :term:`mbstring`) is strongly recommended for performance reasons. * To support uploading of ZIP files, you need the PHP ``zip`` extension. * You need GD2 support in PHP to display inline thumbnails of JPEGs ("image/jpeg: inline") with their original aspect ratio. * When using the cookie authentication (the default), the `openssl <https://www.php.net/openssl>`_ extension is strongly suggested. * To support upload progress bars, see :ref:`faq2_9`. * To support XML and Open Document Spreadsheet importing, you need the `libxml <https://www.php.net/libxml>`_ extension. * To support reCAPTCHA on the login page, you need the `openssl <https://www.php.net/openssl>`_ extension. * To support displaying phpMyAdmin's latest version, you need to enable ``allow_url_open`` in your :file:`php.ini` or to have the `curl <https://www.php.net/curl>`_ extension. .. seealso:: :ref:`faq1_31`, :ref:`authentication_modes` Database -------- phpMyAdmin supports MySQL-compatible databases. * MySQL 5.5 or newer * MariaDB 5.5 or newer .. seealso:: :ref:`faq1_17` Web browser ----------- To access phpMyAdmin you need a web browser with cookies and JavaScript enabled. You need browser which is supported by jQuery 2.0, see <https://jquery.com/browser-support/>.