System Requirements
BlaB! AX is a web app that runs on a web server. The requirements are minimal.
- Any Linux / Windows host or a shared hosting service with a web server (Apache, Nginx), PHP and MySQL.
- PHP JSON - JSON is bundled from PHP7 on, if you are still running PHP5 - PHP
json
extension enabled. - Optional: PHP
fileinfo
extension enabled in order to recognize file types incl. uploaded avatars. - In case you install PHP on your own server - do not forget to enable PHP
mysqli
extension.
Wikipedia: Apache ꞏ PHP ꞏ MySQL
Not sure what you have? Upload on your webhost a PHP file - info.php
with content <?php phpinfo();?>
and navigate to it with your browser. You'll see a detailed information about your server configuration. CTRL+F and search the page for mysqli
, json
and fileinfo
.
Page updated: 2022-10-05