System Requirements

December 2022
- We support PHP 8.1 with ionCube PHP Loader version 12. (PHP 7.4 is deprecated, but still works with ionCube 11 or 12.)

Before ordering Post Affiliate Pro, please ensure that your server or hosting account meets the following requirements:

PHP version 8.1 or 7.4
- Required extensions: PDO MySQL, gd2, exif, iconv, mbstring, PHP5-CURL package, mod_rewrite, bcmath, xml, zip
- Requires ionCube PHP Loader v12. Read more here.
- Recommended minimum memory_limit: 128MB
- Recommended minimum max_execution_time: 30 seconds
- PHP sessions must be enabled
MySQL 5.6.x or higher, or MariaDB 10.2 or higher
- For high database loads, table partitioning can be configured.
Web server: Apache (2.2.7 or higher), IIS, or any other server that supports PHP and .htaccess rewrite rules (IIS can support .htaccess via https://www.helicontech.com/ape/)
- Enable mod_deflate (gzip) for content of type text/html
Operating system: Any Unix-like system, Windows, or Mac (All operating systems are supported, provided they allow the installation of web servers.)
Disk space: Minimum 400 MB (recommended)
cURL version 7.39 or higher (older versions may cause issues when connecting to our license server)
SSL is supported. If you have an SSL certificate, you can use https://
If you are using a mobile internet connection, set your mobile modem to use an uncompressed internet route (APN).

(Post Affiliate Pro versions 5.11.19.7 and lower can run on PHP 7.4 only.)
(Post Affiliate Pro versions 5.11.3.8 and lower can run on PHP 7.2 or 7.3.)
(Post Affiliate Pro versions 5.9.31.7 and lower can run on PHP >= 5.4.)

Recommended Server Setup

4 Cores @ 3.2GHz Turbo
8GB RAM (DDR3)
500 GB 7200 RPM SATA RAID 10 (Primary)
OR: 2x 128GB SSD RAID 1

NOTE: The directory in which you install Post Affiliate Pro (or Post Affiliate Network) must be accessible via a browser by a URL or IP address (e.g., mywebsite.com/affiliate).