The following software packages are *required* for this software to
run correctly.
-- PHP 5.3.2+ For newer versions, some functions that are used may be
+- PHP 5.4+ For newer versions, some functions that are used may be
disabled by default, such as the pcntl_* family. See the
section on 'Queues and daemons' for more information.
- MariaDB 5.x GNU Social uses, by default, a MariaDB server for data
use MySQL, 'mysql' or 'mysqli' may work.
- GD Image manipulation (scaling).
- mbstring For handling Unicode (UTF-8) encoded strings.
-- bcmath or gmp For Salmon signatures (part of OStatus)
+- bcmath or gmp For Salmon signatures (part of OStatus).
Better performance
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Sphinx server to serve the search queries.
- gettext For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs;
will be emulated if not present.
+- exif For thumbnails to be properly oriented.
You may also experience better performance from your site if you install
a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Currently the recommended cache module
following files:
display.css: a CSS2 file for "default" styling for all browsers.
-ie6.css: a CSS2 file for override styling for fixing up Internet
- Explorer 6.
-ie7.css: a CSS2 file for override styling for fixing up Internet
- Explorer 7.
logo.png: a logo image for the site.
default-avatar-profile.png: a 96x96 pixel image to use as the avatar for
users who don't upload their own.