Magento 2 System Requirements

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The latest Magento product release – Magento 2.4 – includes numerous functional fixes and enhancements. As a best practice, Magento recommend that you keep your Magento installation up to date, so you can benefit from the latest advancements.

This system requirements include required software to run the Magento application, supported web browsers, and also recent requirements to securely connect with Magento software repository and with PayPal.

Magento 2.4 system requirements:

Environment

Operating Systems	Linux x86-64
Memory requirement	2GB of RAM
Composer	Composer is required for developers who want to contribute to the Magento 2 code base, or develop Magento extensions.
Web Servers	Apache 2.4	The apache `mod_rewrite` and `mod_version` module must be enabled.
	nginx 1.x
Database	MySQL 8.0	for on-premise installations
	MariaDB 10.4	for Magento Commerce Cloud projects
PHP	~7.4.0	Magento 2.4.0
	7.1.3+, 7.2.x	Magento 2.3.x
	7.0.4	Magento 2.1.2 and later
	7.0.2, 7.0.6 to 7.1.0	Magento 2.1.x (all versions)
	5.6.5 and later	Magento 2.1.2
	5.6.x	Magento 2.1.0 and 2.1.1
Required PHP extensions	ext-bcmath ext-ctype ext-curl ext-dom ext-gd ext-hash ext-iconv ext-intl ext-mbstring ext-openssl ext-pdo_mysql ext-simplexml ext-soap ext-xsl ext-zip lib-libxml	See PHP installation instructions
Optional, but recommended	PHP OPcache	Make sure it is enabled for better performance.
	php_xdebug 2.5.x or later	Recommended for development environments only.
Additional configuration	`safe_mode off`
	`memory_limit=2G`
	Elasticsearch 7.6.x	From Magento 2.4.0, MySQL is no longer used for search.
	SSL	A valid security certificate is required for HTTPS.
	Required system dependencies	bash gzip lsof mysql mysqldump nice php sed tar
	Mail server	Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) or SMTP server

Supported browsers (storefront & admin):

Browser	Version	OS
Microsoft Edge	latest–1	Windows
Firefox	latest, latest–1	any
Chrome	latest, latest–1	any
Safari	latest, latest–1	Mac OS
Safari Mobile for iPad 2, iPad Mini, iPad with Retina Display (for desktop storefront)		iOS 12 or later
Safari Mobile for iPhone 6 or later (for mobile storefront)		iOS 12 or later
Chrome for mobile (for mobile storefront)	latest–1	Android 4 or later