Server Requirements

• PHP version 5.2.4 or newer.
• A Database is required for most web application programming.

Currently supported databases are:

• 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)