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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).
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.
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.
What kind of PHP is needed for CiviCRM?
PHP BCMath – required for calculating financial values in CiviCRM Core. PHP Curl – required for many payment processors, the extension manager, and the CiviCRM News dashlet. PHP DOM XML – required by CiviCase. PHP Multibyte – required for internationalisation and proper encoding of fields.
By default, new installations of CiviCRM will copy the MySQL connection details from the CMS, creating a shared 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).
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.