Shop-Script system requirements

Shop-Script can be deployed on Windows, UNIX, Linux, FreeBSD and MacOS platforms. Shop-Script requires following software to be installed on the machine where you install it (on remote web server and/or on your local computer):

• PHP 4.3.0 or higher, 5.x
  

  Required PHP settings (php.ini):
  file_uploads = On
  magic_quotes_gpc = On

• MySQL 3.23.x, 4.x, 5.0

• cURL PHP library is required for (Shop-Script PRO and PREMIUM only):
  
  
  
  • Payment modules:
    Google Checkout, Authorize.Net AIM, PayPal Website Payments Pro, PayPal Payflow Pro, CHASE Paymentech, NetRegistry, eProcessingNetwork, LinkPoint/YourPay API, SkipJack, TrustCommerce, Streamline eSolutions, USA ePay
    
    
  • All real-time shipping modules:
    UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL
    
    
  • All SMS notifications modules:
    Clickatell, SMS Driver
    
    
• GD PHP library is required if you want to to make registration and checkout forms protected by a "security image" with a Confirmation Code (see screenshot) (this feature is supported by Shop-Script PRO and Shop-Script PREMIUM only).
  
  
• A valid SSL certificate is required for using following payment modules:
  Google Checkout, HSBC
  
  
• We strongly recommend having SSL certificate if you are going to utilize any of the following payment modules:

  Authorize.Net AIM, CHASE Paymentech, PayPal Website Payments Pro Direct Payment, PayPal Payflow Pro, NetRegistry, eProcessingNetwork, LinkPoint/YourPay API, SkipJack, TrustCommerce, Streamline eSolutions, USA ePay

  Though all these modules can work without SSL certificate, all of them work such that customers input their credit card data on your online store side and then this data is sent to payment gateway in real-time. If you don’t have SSL certificate, customers may simply go away (abandon the cart) when they see that they are requested to provide credit card information on insecure website without SSL connection.
  

• HSBC payment module requires that your hosting environment allows utilizing exec() function for running third-party compiled software. Please see "Modules"– "HSBC" section of Shop-Script User Guide for more details.
  

• Installing Free Trial edition requires either Zend Optimizer or ionCube Loader PHP extension to be installed on your web server.
  Each of these extenstions are used for running encoded PHP files using Zend and ionCube technologies accordingly.
  Zend Optimizer is more popular extension and is installed on the majority of hosting providers worldwide, thus we recommend you downloading Zend version of Free Trial. You may contact your hosting provider for details on support for Zend Optimizer and/or ionCube Loader in your account.
  
  If you install trial on you local machine you can download and install either Zend Optimizer or ionCube Loader for free:
  Zend Optimizer: http://www.zend.com/products/zend_optimizer
  ionCube Loader: http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php
  
  Please refer to support resources on Zend and ionCube websites to learn how to install these PHP extensions.