| Test | Should Be | What You Have |
|---|---|---|
| PHP¹ | 4.3.0 or higher | 5.5.36 |
| XML | Enabled | Enabled |
| PCRE² | Enabled | Enabled |
| cURL | Enabled | Disabled |
| Zlib | Enabled | Enabled |
| mbstring | Enabled | Disabled |
| iconv | Enabled | Disabled |
What does this mean?
- PHP: You are running a supported version of PHP. No problems here.
- XML: You have XML support installed. No problems here.
- PCRE: You have PCRE support installed. No problems here.
- cURL: The
cURLextension is not available. SimplePie will usefsockopen()instead. - Zlib: You have
Zlibenabled. This allows SimplePie to support GZIP-encoded feeds. No problems here. - mbstring and iconv: You do not have either of the extensions installed. SimplePie requires at least one of these in order to function properly. Most web hosts support PHP 5 these days, and PHP 5 has
iconvsupport built-in. SimplePie is a no-go at the moment.
Bottom Line: We're sorry...
Your webhost does not support the minimum requirements for SimplePie. It may be a good idea to contact your webhost, and ask them to install a more recent version of PHP as well as the xml, mbstring, iconv, curl, and zlib extensions.
Alternatively, we've been very happy with Dreamhost. Dreamhost has a lot of great stuff for a pretty low price, including everything needed to run SimplePie. Use the SIMPLEPIE promo code and get $20 USD off your first year of hosting!
¹ — SimplePie 1.1 will be the last version to support PHP 4.x. All versions released after January 1, 2008 will be PHP 5-only because the core PHP team is giving PHP 4.x an end-of-life status and discontinuing patches and support. Read the announcement.
² — Some recent versions of the PCRE (PERL-Compatible Regular Expression) engine compiled into PHP have been buggy, and are the source of PHP segmentation faults (e.g. crashes) which cause random things like blank, white screens. Check the Support Forums for the latest information on patches and ongoing fixes.