Server Configuration

james, all i can say is good luck with that one. as you stated if so many people are having problems getting the script to run, and its not necessarily "bugs" but server configuration, then i would step out on a limb and say boonex dont want us knowing that. this would step on their wallets, as for every hosting account opened from this site on hfw boonex is credited $25.00, and that my friend is why you would never see them post the proper configuration. there are some hints as to what you should have as a bare bones minimum, but there are many parameters, and you must understand this as well, not all shared hosting is going to allow the server settings to be changed. there are a few of us with vps and dedicated hosting boxes, but you can read on here that tons of users are using wamp or xamp, or some shared $2.00 per month hosting account, and that is just never going to work for this script i can assure you of that.

i dont think many are running php4 any longer, but if they are they should upgrade. php5 does run a lot smoother, and you forgot to mention phpcgi, or suphp or phpexec, so there are many different avenues that would need to be addressed and not one servers settings would be exact to the next. there are some modules that are required with the php build, that if they are not done, such as xml and xslt or even xmlrpc for phpcgi, but this is in my opinion a server to server basis, and not something that would be generalized.

not all users of this script have access to server side php, and would only be able to change settings via htaccess or if allowed site side php.ini.

but this is a good question, and would like to see boonex touch on it. i have personally sent them emails asking the same question, but of course that has gone ignored now for about five weeks.

later,
DosDawg

boonex recommend the minimum requirements in the following order:
1: dedicated server
2: VPS
3: hostforweb account.

the reason?
Dolphin is the most advanced script of its kind, it has features most others lack or dream of, it uses advanced code to obtain the best performance and that means using none standard server settings and the recommended dedicated server is the best option to get the best from dolphin.

Dolphin is not and never has been intended for a free or cheap shared hosting account, Dolphin is a script made for serious webmasters with a good knowledge of what they are doing and have the resources to hand to make good use of the script.

most people on here have problems because they do not even meet the minimum requirements (sad but true, 90% of people do not even read the minimum requirements) before posting problems they start to face.

I have a dedicated server on Hostmonster ...of course no support.... does anyone have any info on them as to whether they meet the requirements?