# Pre-requisites

### PHP Version

QwikTest requires PHP `v7.4` with the following extensions enabled. PHP `7.4.10` is recommended.

* OpenSSL PHP Extension
* PDO PHP Extension
* Mbstring PHP Extension
* Tokenizer PHP Extension
* XML PHP Extension
* Ctype PHP Extension
* JSON PHP Extension
* ZIP PHP Extension
* FileInfo PHP Extension
* BCMath PHP Extension
* GD PHP Extension

### MySQL Version

QwikTest requires a MySQL database with support for JSON columns. MySQL `5.7.24` is recommended. Currently, we only tested MySQL and MariaDB. PostgreSQL is not yet tested.

### Hosting Services

QwikTest requires Linux-based shared hosting with CPanel or Cloud VPS.  While QwikTest works just fine on shared hosting, there might be limitations; thus, we suggest using a VPS for better performance.

QwikTest works on all major managed hosting providers (GoDaddy, NameCheap, BlueHost, SiteGround, HostGator, etc.) and Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, etc.)

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### Application Server

QwikTest works on both Apache and NGINX. QwikTest is not compatible with the Hostinger LiteSpeed web server.

### SMTP Mail Configuration

The application **MUST HAVE** a working SMTP configuration for user registration and password resets. Without it, you will get an error 500 on registration.