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Can you use CiviCRM on a Windows desktop?
You can still use CiviCRM fine from Windows desktops when the hosting environment runs Linux. In general, CiviCRM is a demanding web application which requires substantial server resources. It may not perform well on all hosting platforms.
Can you install CiviCRM on a separate database?
It is also possible to install CiviCRM on a separate database. As a rule of thumb: A shared database works well for small deployments (eg a few thousand records and a single administrator or developer). Separate databases work well for large deployments (eg a million records and multiple administrators/developers).
What kind of Cms do I need for CiviCRM?
A CMS, or Content Management System, is a type of application which controls and manages the content of a website. CiviCRM must be installed within one of these compatible CMS platforms. See the page on choosing a CMS for more information about the advantages and disadvantages of each compatible CMS platform.
Which is the best hosting platform for CiviCRM?
In general, CiviCRM is a demanding web application which requires substantial server resources. It may not perform well on all hosting platforms. Learn more about choosing your hosting platform. Some people report better performance in some circumstances when rendering PDF files (e.g. reports or invoices).
What are the requirements for the CiviCRM core?
Required for CiviCRM Core ¶ 1 PHP BCMath – required for calculating financial values in CiviCRM Core. 2 PHP Curl – required for many payment processors, the extension manager, and the CiviCRM News dashlet. 3 PHP DOM XML – required by CiviCase. 4 PHP Multibyte – required for internationalisation and proper encoding of fields.
Do you need UTF8 locale for CiviCRM installation?
If you plan to have multiple languages used in your CiviCRM installation it is strongly recommended that you ensure that locale is set to a UTF8 locale and also ensure that you set utf8 as the standard encoding for MySQL. To alter locale you can configure as per Ubuntu instructions, Debian, CentOS.
Which is the best server environment for CiviCRM?
A recommended server environment should typically meet these guidelines: PHP: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 — with configuration and extension requirements. Php 8 is supported from 5.40. MySQL: MySQL 5.7.5+ or MariaDB 10.0.0.2+ — with configuration requirements
What to do if CiviCRM is not working?
For example, you will have problems if CiviCRM is configured to use http://example.com as its BASE_URL and your CMS is using http://www.example.com. You can use an .htaccess entry to redirect to the configured URL if needed (i.e. push all users to http://www.example.com even if they hit http://example.com ).
Can you use PHP 7.1 on CiviCRM?
Using PHP 7.1 (or lower) on the command line and using PHP 7.2 (or higher) on the web server can cause issues. It is also important to ensure that the same PHP extensions/modules are loaded on the command line and the web server. compatible from CiviCRM 5.39 however not recommended yet until the extension ecosystem catches up.
What is the minimum version of MySQL for CiviCRM?
Other database servers (such as PostgreSQL) are not compatible with CiviCRM. Your MySQL version should be 5.7.5 or greater or MariaDB 10.0.2 or greater. As of version 5.28 the minimum install version for CiviCRM is 5.6 users on versions before that are advised to upgrade their MySQL instance to a recommended version.