# BuddyApp requirements

> Server and WordPress requirements for BuddyApp, and how to check your hosting in Site Health.

Source: https://seventhqueen.com/docs/buddyapp/theme-requirements/

BuddyApp runs on any hosting that runs a current WordPress. Community sites (BuddyPress, bbPress, memberships) do more work per page than a blog, so choose a plan with enough memory and avoid the smallest shared plans.

## Software

| Software | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 6.5 | Latest version |
| PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 or 8.3 |
| Database | MySQL 5.7 or MariaDB 10.4 | MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6 and newer |
| HTTPS | Required for logins and payments | A free Let's Encrypt certificate is enough |

## PHP settings

| Setting | Recommended value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| `memory_limit` | 256M | Demo imports, BuddyPress and page builders |
| `max_execution_time` | 180 or more | Demo imports and plugin updates |
| `upload_max_filesize` | 64M | Uploading the theme and plugin zips |
| `post_max_size` | 64M | Same as above |
| `max_input_vars` | 3000 | Saving large menus and theme options |

PHP extensions: the ones WordPress needs (`curl`, `gd` or `imagick`, `mbstring`, `xml`, `zip`, `openssl`). Your server must also be able to make outgoing HTTPS requests, for registration, demo imports and updates.

## Check your server

1. In WordPress admin, go to **Tools > Site Health > Info**.
2. Open **Server** to see the PHP version and limits, and **Database** for the MySQL or MariaDB version.
3. The **Status** tab lists problems WordPress found, such as an outdated PHP version or failed loopback requests.

The BuddyApp Panel checks the most important values for you: open **Appearance > BuddyApp Panel** and look at the **System status** box on the **Dashboard** tab (PHP, WordPress, admin memory, uploads folder, update server). The **Help** tab has the full system report, with a **Copy report** button for support tickets.

![Server section of Site Health Info](https://cdn.seventhqueen.com/docs/screenshots/general/site-health-server.png)

If a value is lower than recommended, ask your host to raise it. Most hosts change PHP versions and limits from their control panel. To raise the WordPress memory limit yourself, add this line to `wp-config.php`, above "That's all, stop editing!":

```php
define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );
```

This works only up to the limit your host allows.