Optimer Server Requirements

Before installing Optimer, make sure your server meets the following requirements.

Since Optimer is built with Laravel and JavaScript, basic knowledge of these technologies is recommended.

Important

The proc_open PHP function must be enabled on your server.

Server Requirements

• Server Type: Linux / macOS / CentOS (VPS Recommended)
• PHP Version: 8.1 or later
• MySQL Version: 5.7 or later
• BCMath PHP Extension
• Ctype PHP Extension
• Fileinfo PHP Extension
• JSON PHP Extension
• Mbstring PHP Extension
• OpenSSL PHP Extension
• PDO PHP Extension
• Tokenizer PHP Extension
• XML PHP Extension
• ZIP PHP Extension

Recommended PHP Configuration

Update your php.ini file with the following values:

max_execution_time = 300
memory_limit = 128M
upload_max_filesize = 256M
post_max_size = 256M

Note

Optimer requires an HTTPS connection. If you're installing it on a local machine, SSL must be enabled.

Required Image Optimization Binaries

Optimer relies on several third-party binaries to optimize images.

Install the required packages for your operating system.

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install jpegoptim
sudo apt-get install optipng
sudo apt-get install pngquant
sudo npm install -g [email protected]
sudo apt-get install gifsicle
sudo apt-get install webp

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install jpegoptim
brew install optipng
brew install pngquant
npm install -g [email protected]
brew install gifsicle
brew install webp

Fedora / RHEL / CentOS

sudo dnf install epel-release
sudo dnf install jpegoptim
sudo dnf install optipng
sudo dnf install pngquant
sudo npm install -g [email protected]
sudo dnf install gifsicle
sudo dnf install libwebp-tools

Note

These optimization binaries are not supported on Windows or Windows Server.