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Before installing VIP2CARS, ensure your system meets the following requirements.

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Server Requirements

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PHP

VIP2CARS requires PHP 8.2 or higher.
PHP 8.2+ is required as specified in the composer.json file. Ensure your server has this version or newer installed.

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Required PHP Extensions

The following PHP extensions are required by Laravel 12 and the application dependencies:
  • BCMath PHP Extension
  • Ctype PHP Extension
  • cURL PHP Extension
  • DOM PHP Extension
  • Fileinfo PHP Extension
  • JSON PHP Extension
  • Mbstring PHP Extension
  • OpenSSL PHP Extension
  • PCRE PHP Extension
  • PDO PHP Extension
  • PDO MySQL Extension (for MySQL database)
  • Tokenizer PHP Extension
  • XML PHP Extension

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Composer

Composer is required to install PHP dependencies. Download from getcomposer.org.

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Node.js and npm

Node.js and npm are required to compile frontend assets.
The application uses Vite 7 for asset compilation, which requires Node.js 18 or higher.

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Database Requirements

VIP2CARS supports multiple database systems:

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Primary Database Options

Recommended for production
  • MySQL 8.0 or higher
  • Default port: 3306
  • Charset: utf8mb4
  • Collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
MySQL is the recommended database for VIP2CARS in production environments.
Alternative to MySQL
  • MariaDB 10.3 or higher
  • Default port: 3306
  • Charset: utf8mb4
  • Collation: utf8mb4_unicode_ci
MariaDB is fully compatible and can be used as a drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Development only
  • SQLite 3.8.8 or higher
  • No server required
  • Single file database
SQLite is configured as the default for development but is not recommended for production use.

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Optional: Redis

Redis can be used for caching, session storage, and queue management:
  • Redis 5.0 or higher
  • Default port: 6379
  • PHP Redis extension recommended (phpredis)

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Key Dependencies

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Backend (PHP)

Extracted from composer.json: 
{
  "php": "^8.2",
  "laravel/framework": "^12.0",
  "laravel/fortify": "^1.30",
  "laravel/tinker": "^2.10.1",
  "livewire/livewire": "^4.0",
  "livewire/flux": "^2.9.0",
  "livewire/blaze": "^1.0"
}

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Frontend (JavaScript)

Extracted from package.json: 
{
  "vite": "^7.0.4",
  "tailwindcss": "^4.0.7",
  "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.11",
  "laravel-vite-plugin": "^2.0",
  "axios": "^1.7.4",
  "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20"
}

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System Resources

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Minimum Requirements

  • CPU: 1 core
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Disk Space: 500 MB (for application files and database)
  • CPU: 2+ cores
  • RAM: 2 GB+
  • Disk Space: 5 GB+ (depending on data storage needs)
  • SSL Certificate: Required for HTTPS (recommended)

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Development Tools (Optional)

Laravel Sail provides a Docker-based development environment:
composer require laravel/sail --dev
Sail is included in the require-dev section (version ^1.41).
Code style fixer based on PHP-CS-Fixer:
composer require laravel/pint --dev
Pint is included (version ^1.24) for maintaining code quality.
Testing framework for running application tests:
composer require pestphp/pest --dev
Pest (version ^3.8) is included for testing.

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Verification

After installation, verify your environment meets all requirements:
1

Check PHP version

php -v
Ensure output shows PHP 8.2 or higher.
2

Check PHP extensions

php -m
Verify all required extensions are listed.
3

Check Composer

composer --version
4

Check Node.js

node -v
npm -v
Ensure Node.js 18+ is installed.
5

Check database connection

Test your MySQL/MariaDB connection:
mysql -u root -p

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Next Steps

Once your system meets all requirements, proceed to Configuration to set up your environment.

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