System Requirements
Most current web servers* with PHP & MySQL installed will be capable of running WHMCS.
The following table shows the minimum and recommended system requirements for running WHMCS 7.0 and later.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| PHP Version | 5.6.0 | Latest 7.0.x Release |
| PHP Memory Limit | 64MB | 128MB** |
| PHP Database Extension | PDO | PDO |
| PHP Extensions | Curl with SSL GD2 Image Library |
Curl with SSL GD2 Image Library |
| MySQL Version | 5.1.0 | 5.5.x |
| MySQL Strict Mode | Disabled | Disabled |
| Ioncube Loaders | 5.0.21 or later for PHP 5.6 6.0.2 or later for PHP 7 |
The latest 5.x version for PHP 5.6 The latest 6.x version for PHP 7 |
WHMCS 6.x supports PHP 5.3.7 or later, including PHP 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6.
WHMCS 7.x supports PHP 5.6 and 7.x
While these are the minimum requirements, we strongly recommend using the latest available, stable releases of all software and extensions. Recommended suggestions are correct as at 2nd February 2016.
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* We validate WHMCS to run in Linux based environments running the Apache web server. Other environments such as Windows based configurations may experience compatibility issues and are not supported.
** Memory requirements vary depending upon the size and volume of activity in an installation. Your exact requirements may differ.
*** As part of PCI compliance, we recommend a SSL library capable of TLS 1.1 and/or 1.2. If using OpenSSL, version 1.0.1c or newer is recommended.