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Requirements

MySource Matrix is an open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP.

This page lists the software requirements of MySource Matrix 3.6.x and upwards.

PHP

MySource Matrix 3.16.x requires PHP version 4.3.10 or greater. PHP version 5.x is supported on 3.18.x.

PEAR

MySource Matrix makes use of PEAR packages to provide some functionality. The following PEAR packages are required by MySource Matrix.

  • DB
  • Archive_Tar
  • Mail
  • Mail_Mime
  • XML_HTMLSax
  • XML_Parser
  • Cache (not required for 3.8.0+)

The following additional PEAR packages are required for the commerical and premium modules.

  • Mail_Queue
  • HTTP_Request
  • HTTP_Client
  • Net_URL
  • Image_Graph
  • Image_Color
  • Image_Canvas
  • Numbers_Roman
  • Numbers_Words

Web Server

MySource Matrix is currently only supported on the Apache web server. Version 1.3.33 and higher or 2.0.40 or higher is required. For more information on Apache 2 support, please read the PHP compatibility notes.

If you are using Apache2 as your web server, it must be compiled with the Apache MPM prefork module or PHP will not work correctly.

Database

MySource Matrix uses a database as its primary data store. MySource Matrix supports both the PostgreSQL open source database and Oracle.

PostgreSQL

MySource Matrix supports PostgreSQL version 7.4.x or greater. This includes support for PostgreSQL version 8.

Oracle

MySource Matrix supports versions 9i and 10g of the Oracle database.

Operating System

In general, MySource Matrix can be run on any operating system that supports all its basic requirements, but the following operating systems have been tested and used for either development or production systems.

  • Debian 3.0, 3.1, 4.0
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x
  • OS X Server 10.4, 10.5
  • Solaris (PostgreSQL requires Solaris 10)
  • Ubuntu 4.x, 5.x
  • Fedora Core 9
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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