Technical Requirements
Requirements for Supported Software
In the following tables the Recommended versions of supporting software are known to work with the specified Joomla! version. The Minimum versions are guaranteed to work. Older versions may work but are not supported.
Requirements for Joomla! 5.x
| Software | Recommended | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 8.3 | 8.1.0 |
| Databases | ||
| MySQL | 8.1 | 8.0.13 |
| MariaDB | 11.1.0 | 10.4.0 |
| PostgreSQL | 16.0 | 12.0 |
| Web Servers | ||
| Apache | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Nginx | 1.25 | 1.21 |
| Microsoft IIS | 10 | 10 |
Required PHP Modules: json, simplexml, dom, zlib, gd, mysqlnd or pdo_mysql or pdo_pgsql
Optional Apache Modules: mod_rewrite extension to use SEO URLs
Optional Microsoft IIS Modules: URL Rewrite Module to use SEO URLs
Requirements for Joomla! 4.x
| Software | Recommended | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 8.2 | 7.2.5 |
| Databases | ||
| MySQL | 8.0 | 5.6 |
| PostgreSQL | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Web Servers | ||
| Apache | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Nginx | 1.18 | 1.10 |
| Microsoft IIS | 10 | 8 |
Required PHP Modules: json, simplexml, dom, zlib, gd, mysqlnd or pdo_mysql or pdo_pgsql
Optional Apache Modules: mod_rewrite extension to use SEO URLs
Optional Microsoft IIS Modules: URL Rewrite Module to use SEO URLs
Requirements for older Versions
If you need the requirements for older Joomla versions please use the Current Releases version switcher in the top right corner to select the 4.4 (Security) version.
Additional Information
- PHP A popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development.
- MySQL is available in several editions. It is normal to install a GPL Community Edition for your software platform.
- MariaDB is also available in several editions. It is normal to install a free Community Edition for your software platform.
- PostgreSQL is open source and available in numerous editions.
- Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows.
- Nginx is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache and load balancer.
- Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) for Windows® Server is a flexible, secure and manageable Web server for hosting anything on the Web.