Checking Server Information
Follow the steps below to check your server setup.
1. Open notepad or any plain text editor and create a file named
info.php
2. Enter the following code and save:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
3. Upload the file to your server and then view it in your browser. It will
list all the details of the PHP installation.
4. The phpinfo page will be very long. Use the browsers search function (Edit
Menu) to find the relevant settings.
- PHP Version
You can find the PHP version at the very
top of the page. Please note this so you will know if you need to
use the PHP 4 or PHP 5 version of the program. You must have PHP 4.3.0 or
above.
- GD
Search the page for "GD Support" to find the
GD section. It should say enabled and needs to be version 2 or above. Example:
bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
- FreeType
FreeType should also be in the GD section and
state that it is enabled. FreeType is not required for the program to run but
the write on images feature will not work without it. If it is added later the
feature will work as expected automatically.
- Zend Optimizer
As of version 2.8, there is
no longer a Zend version. You
will need to use the Ioncube version.
- Ioncube
Ioncube support can be enabled server-wide or run with
local loaders. Towards the top of the page in the powered by box (Zend Engine
Logo) you can see if Ioncube is installed on the server. Look for someything
like "ionCube PHP Loader v3.1.22". You can also search the page
for ioncube. If it is there, you do not need to upload the ioncube folder to use the
ioncube version. If it is not, you will need to upload the ioncube loaders
to your account. In most cases, you will not be
able to use the runtime loaders on a PHP 5+ server. Ioncube would need to
be installed by someone with root access to the server.
- Max Upload Size
Search for "upload_max_filesize" to
see the limit for your server. The default is 2M (M = megabyte) but may be
different on your server. This setting determines the maximum file size that
you can upload through PHP. If you attempt to add images or files to a listing
that are larger than this limit it will fail or you may end up with half of
the image or file.
5. Remove the info.php file from the server when you are finished.