Checking Server Information

Follow the steps below to check your server setup.

1. Open notepad or any plain text editor and create a file named info.php
2. Enter the following code and save:

<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

3. Upload the file to your server and then view it in your browser. It will list all the details of the PHP installation.

4. The phpinfo page will be very long. Use the browsers search function (Edit Menu) to find the relevant settings.

• PHP Version
  You can find the PHP version at the very top of the page. Please note this so you will know if you need to use the PHP 4 or PHP 5 version of the program. You must have PHP 4.3.0 or above.
•  GD
  Search the page for "GD Support" to find the GD section. It should say enabled and needs to be version 2 or above. Example: bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
• FreeType
  FreeType should also be in the GD section and state that it is enabled. FreeType is not required for the program to run but the write on images feature will not work without it. If it is added later the feature will work as expected automatically.
• FTP Support
  Search the page for "FTP" to find the FTP section. It should say enabled. This is only required if you wish to automatically upload the Autotrader and/or cars.com data files.
• Zend Optimizer
  Towards the top of the page in the powered by box (Zend Engine Logo) you can see if Zend Optimizer is installed and if so what version. Look at the last line in the box for something like  "with Zend Optimizer v3.0.0". Note that it is Optimizer and not Engine. They are different.
• Ioncube
  Ioncube support can be enabled server-wide or run with local loaders. Look in the same powered by box for someything like "ionCube PHP Loader v3.1.22". If it is there you do not need to upload the ioncube folder to use the ioncube version. If it is not you will need to upload the ioncube loaders to your account.
• Max Upload Size
  Search for "upload_max_filesize" to see the limit for your server. The default is 2M (M = megabyte) but may be different on your server. This setting determines the maximum file size that you can upload through PHP. If you attempt to add images or files to a listing that are larger than this limit it will fail or you may end up with half of the image or file.

5. Remove the info.php file from the server when you are finished.