System Requirements

Before installing Mentor LMS, ensure your server meets the following requirements for optimal performance and functionality.

Server Requirements

PHP Version

• PHP >= 8.2 (PHP 8.3 recommended for best performance)

PHP Extensions

The following PHP extensions must be enabled on your server:

• OpenSSL PHP Extension - For secure connections and encryption
• GD PHP Extension - For image processing
• fileinfo PHP Extension - For file type detection
• PDO PHP Extension - For database connections
• Mbstring PHP Extension - For UTF-8 string handling
• Curl PHP Extension - For API integrations
• Tokenizer PHP Extension - For processing PHP code
• XML PHP Extension - For XML processing
• CTYPE PHP Extension - For character type checking
• JSON PHP Extension - For JSON handling
• BCmath PHP Extension - For arbitrary precision mathematics

Server Configuration

Permissions

The following directories need write permissions:

• /storage
• /bootstrap/cache
• /public

PHP Settings

Recommended PHP configuration for handling large video uploads:

• memory_limit: 512MB (minimum)
• upload_max_filesize: 512MB (recommended)
• post_max_size: 512MB (recommended)
• max_execution_time: 600 (recommended)
• max_input_time: 600 (recommended)
• upload_tmp_dir: Path to a directory with sufficient space
• file_uploads: On

Pre-Installation Checklist

Before proceeding with installation, verify you have:

• [ ] PHP 8.2 or higher
• [ ] All required PHP extensions
• [ ] MySQL/MariaDB database created
• [ ] Database credentials ready
• [ ] Web server configured with proper permissions
• [ ] SMTP server details (for email functionality)
• [ ] Payment gateway API credentials (if using payment features)

Once you've confirmed your server meets these requirements, you're ready to proceed with installation.