Requirements

phpPennyAuction is a powerful yet surprisingly simple penny auction application, and you won’t need any specialist knowledge to use it.
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NB: For larger sites, you may wish to consider using VPS.net who provide powerful, adjustable VPS servers (advanced users).Here is the complete list of minimum hosting requirements:
  • PHP 5.2.0 (or newer)
  • Linux Server
  • MySQL 4.2 (or Higher)
  • ionCube Loaders (Available free at http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php)
  • GD Library (free)
  • Cronjob function (ideally every minute)
  • Mod_rewrite function.
  • PHP cURL function.
Please contact your host directly if you are unsure if your server supports any of these, or phpPennyAuction Sales We also recommend finding a server that will permit disabling problematic features such as safe_mode and open_basedir. Confused? We now offer an all-inclusive package called Professional – which includes free hosting and domain name included, amongst other perks. Let phpPennyAuction take the hassle of setting up your software! Click here to find out more »