.. _require:
Requirements
============
Web server
----------
Since, phpMyAdmin's interface is based entirely in your browser, you'll need a
web server (such as Apache, :term:`IIS`) to install phpMyAdmin's files into.
PHP
---
* You need PHP 5.2.0 or newer, with ``session`` support, the Standard PHP Library
(SPL) extension, JSON support, and the ``mbstring`` extension.
* To support uploading of ZIP files, you need the PHP ``zip`` extension.
* You need GD2 support in PHP to display inline thumbnails of JPEGs
("image/jpeg: inline") with their original aspect ratio.
* When using the cookie authentication (the default), the `mcrypt
<http://www.php.net/mcrypt>`_ extension is strongly suggested for most
users and is **required** for 64–bit machines. Not using mcrypt will
cause phpMyAdmin to load pages significantly slower.
* To support upload progress bars, see :ref:`faq2_9`.
* To support XML and Open Document Spreadsheet importing, you need PHP
5.2.17 or newer and the `libxml <http://www.php.net/libxml>`_
extension.
* Performance suggestion: install the ``ctype`` extension.
.. seealso:: :ref:`faq1_31`, :ref:`authentication_modes`
Database
--------
phpMyAdmin support MySQL compatible databases.
* MySQL 5.0 or newer
* MariaDB 5.0 or newer
* Drizzle
.. seealso:: :ref:`faq1_17`
Web browser
-----------
To access phpMyAdmin you need a web browser with cookies and javascript
enabled.
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