{"id":316,"date":"2018-08-30T03:12:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T03:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2023-10-02T13:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:58:43","slug":"plugin-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/installation\/plugin-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugin Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To use LoftLoader Pro, please make sure your server meets the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or higher<\/li>\n<li>MySQL 5.2 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><strong>Why do we require a higher PHP version to use this plugin?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>After installing and activating LoftLoader Pro on your website, if you see this error message:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-323\" src=\"http:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.08-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2214\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.08-pm.png 2214w, https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.08-pm-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.08-pm-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.08-pm-1024x164.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2214px) 100vw, 2214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or, you may also see &#8220;<strong>Your PHP is outdated<\/strong>&#8221; notification when accessing the LoftLoader Pro settings:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.36-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.36-pm.png 652w, https:\/\/loftocean.com\/doc\/loftloader\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-30-at-9.24.36-pm-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then please update your server PHP version to use LoftLoader Pro plugin.<\/p>\n<p>The latest version of\u00a0PHP\u00a0is <strong>7.4<\/strong> (Update: The most recent version of PHP is PHP 8.2, which was released on November 24, 2022). Although the minimum PHP version required for LoftLoader Pro is <strong>5.4<\/strong>, WordPress recommends using PHP 7+ (please refer to this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/requirements\/<\/a> ), so we recommend your host supports PHP version 7.4 or greater.<\/p>\n<p>PHP versions lower than 7.0 have reached the official end of their life cycle and <strong>may expose your site to security vulnerabilities<\/strong>. We strongly recommend that you no longer use the old PHP version, please always update to the latest version.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><strong>How to update your PHP version:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<blockquote style=\"background: #fff; padding: 20px 20px 30px; border-left: 5px solid #248acc; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; color: #111;\">In most cases you cannot update the PHP version yourself and need to contact your host about this. The upgrade process is an easy process and should be something your host can do for you without impacting your website or charging you a fee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><cite style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.woocommerce.com\/document\/how-to-update-your-php-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to update your PHP version<\/a> &#8211; by WooCommerce<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Host Requirements to run WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.php.net\/eol.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unsupported Branches<\/a> &#8211; which lists the end of life date for each unsupported branch of PHP.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.php.net\/supported-versions.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supported Versions<\/a> &#8211; The list of Currently Supported Versions of PHP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.woocommerce.com\/document\/how-to-update-your-php-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to update your PHP version<\/a> &#8211; a detailed article about PHP and how to update your PHP, written by WooCommerce team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To use LoftLoader Pro, please make sure your server meets the following requirements: WordPress 5.0 or higher PHP 7.4 or higher MySQL 5.2 or higher Why do we require a higher PHP version to use this plugin? 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