Requirements
From Shopp Documentation
Shopp version 1.1 requires the following to be present on your web hosting server:
- WordPress 2.8 or higher
- MySQL 5 or higher
- PHP 5 or higher
- cURL library support with SSL (compiled into to PHP)
- GD 2 library support (compiled into PHP)
Shopp will not work properly (or at all) without these technologies.
If your web host does not provide these technologies you can usually contact technical support and request them. Some hosts may charge additional recurring costs to enable these updates on your website.
You can check whether your web hosting will support Shopp by creating a phpinfo() file or using the Shopp Requirements Check Plugin.
Shopp Requirements Check Plugin
To simplify things, a small utility plugin has been created to test your web hosting environment and WordPress install to make sure that all of the requirements for Shopp are met. While this plugin can not account for all hosting and configuration issues that may adversely affect Shopp, it will confirm these necessary technologies exist in your environment.
Download the utility plugin here:
Shopp Requirements Check Plugin
To install the Shopp Requirements Check plugin:
- Upload ShoppReqCheck.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- A message will appear at the top of the plugins page to report whether Shopp is supported (or not). If Shopp isn't supported, the message will indicate what failed to meet the requirements. The plugin itself will not actually stay activated.
- You can delete the plugin as it is no longer needed after verifying your website environment.
