System Requirements

Before installing WNCMS, make sure your server or local environment meets the minimum technical requirements listed below.

Server Environment

Requirement	Recommended Version	Minimum Version
PHP	8.2 or higher	8.1
Web Server	Nginx / Apache 2.4+	Any web server that supports PHP
Database	MySQL 8.0+ / MariaDB 10.6+	MySQL 5.7
Composer	2.6 or higher	2.3

WNCMS is built on Laravel 12, so any environment compatible with Laravel 12 should work.

PHP Extensions

Ensure the following PHP extensions are enabled in your php.ini:

• fileinfo
• mbstring
• exif
• redis (Optional but Recommended)

Optional but Recommended

Component	Purpose
Redis	Cache and queue optimization
Supervisor	Queue worker management

File Permissions

The following directories must be writable by the web server user:

storage/
bootstrap/cache/
public/media/

Set permissions with:

chmod -R 775 storage bootstrap/cache public/media

If using www-data as your web server user (e.g., Ubuntu default):

chown -R www-data:www-data storage bootstrap/cache public/media

If using www as your web server user (e.g., Aapanel / BT Panel default):

chown -R www:www storage bootstrap/cache public/media

Once your environment meets these requirements, you’re ready to install WNCMS.