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| Server Requirements |
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| `PHP <http://php.net/>`_ version 5.6 or newer is recommended. |
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| It should work on 5.3.7 as well, but we strongly advise you NOT to run |
| such old versions of PHP, because of potential security and performance |
| issues, as well as missing features. |
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| A database is required for most web application programming. |
| Currently supported databases are: |
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| - MySQL (5.1+) via the *mysql* (deprecated), *mysqli* and *pdo* drivers |
| - Oracle via the *oci8* and *pdo* drivers |
| - PostgreSQL via the *postgre* and *pdo* drivers |
| - MS SQL via the *mssql*, *sqlsrv* (version 2005 and above only) and *pdo* drivers |
| - SQLite via the *sqlite* (version 2), *sqlite3* (version 3) and *pdo* drivers |
| - CUBRID via the *cubrid* and *pdo* drivers |
| - Interbase/Firebird via the *ibase* and *pdo* drivers |
| - ODBC via the *odbc* and *pdo* drivers (you should know that ODBC is actually an abstraction layer) |