== Technical Requirements == Dolphin requires the following pre-requisites for your server: * Linux/Unix (Red Hat, Debian, FreeBSD, Mandrake, etc.) or Windows OS, Apache Web Server * Ability to run executable files (necessary for '''ffmpeg.exe''') * '''root''' SSH access (necessary for '''RMS''' installation) * [http://www.php.net/ PHP 4.4.0/5.1.0] and higher ('''register_globals''' must be '''Off''', '''safe_mode''' must be '''Off''', '''exec()''' (executable files) must be '''allowed''', '''allow_url_fopen''' should be '''On''' and '''allow_url_include''' should be '''Off''') with '''''mbstring''''', '''''domxml''''' and '''''xslt''''' extensions (they are required to run Orca forum and support UTF-8) * the '''magic_quotes_gpc''' extension is also required in Dolphin 6.1.5 version * If some security module is installed on the server (such as '''mod_security''' for Apache), it should be able to be disabled or set up for specific folders. * Direct connection to boonex.com should be able to be established (i.e. connection without requiring proxy authorization). * The server should be able to read any document located in public_html directory via http protocol. * [http://www.mysql.com/ MySQL 4.1.2] and higher * [http://www.boutell.com/gd/ GD library] compiled with !TrueType fonts (for photo processing) or [http://imagemagick.org/ ImageMagick] as an alternative * Sendmail or Postfix * shell or another interface for setting [http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html Cron Jobs] * 20MB of disk space and 1MB of MySQL DB space for installation * 8MB of disk space and 50KB of MySQL DB space for an average user Otherwise you will not be able to install and operate Dolphin properly. [http://secure.hostforweb.com/ua/clickthru.cgi/boonex HostForWeb] is recommended hosting. NB! This [http://www.boonex.org/2007/09/03/dolphin-technical-requirements/ post on the Boonex blog] implies that root access and a dedicated or virtual server is required for hosting. If all the above requirements are met on your server then you are ready for [DolInstallation installation]. If you want to add Dolphin to your cpanel automatic installation you should use [http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/CpanelSyncAdd these instructions]. THese instructions are for Hosting providers and/or VPS/Dedicated server holders.