Requirements

To install the theme, you must have a working version of PrestaShop already set up. For detailed instructions on installing PrestaShop, please refer to the Prestashop Documentation

PHP configuration

• PHP version : min 7.4 for PS8. min 8.1 for PS9
• memory_limit : should be at least 256M (512M recommended)
• post_max_size : should be at least 1M
• file_max_upload_size : 16M
• allow_url_fopen : ON
• allow_url_include : OFF
• register_globals : OFF

Apache modules

• mod_rewrite : ON
• mod_security : OFF
• mod_auth_basic : OFF

Must-have PHP extensions

• CURL The Client URL extension is used to download remote resources like modules and localization packages.
• DOM The DOM extension is needed to parse XML documents. PrestaShop uses it for various functionalities, like the Store Locator. It is also used by some modules, as well as the pear_xml_parse library.
• Fileinfo The File information extension is used to find out the file type of uploaded files.
• GD The GD extension is used to create thumbnails for the images that you upload.
• Iconv The ICONV extension is used to convert character sets.
• Intl The Internationalization extension is used to display localized data, such as amounts in different currencies.
• JSON The JSON extension is used to manage JSON format.
• Mbstring The Multibyte string extension to perform string operations everywhere.
• OpenSSL The OpenSSL extension is used to improve security.
• PDO The PHP Data Objects extension is used to connect to databases.
• PDO (MySQL) The PDO_MYSQL driver is used to connect to MySQL databases.
• SimpleXML The SimpleXML extension is used to manage XML files.
• Zip The Zip extension is used to expand compressed files such as modules and localization packages.

Permissions

• Permissions for all files should be set to 644
• Permissions for all folders should be set to 755

How to Ensure Your Server Meets PrestaShop’s Requirements

1. If you have already installed the Alysum theme, navigate to the Theme Settings → Welcome tab and check the System Status

2. You can use Prestashop's official system requirements tool to easily check if your environment fulfills PrestaShop’s requirements. Here’s how:

• Download the latest version from GitHub.
• Extract the zip file.
• Upload the phppsinfo.php file to your server and put it inside your current shop’s directory or the one where you intend to install it.
• Open it up on your browser (http://your-domain.com/phppsinfo.php).
• Type in the login and password if prompted (use prestashop for both).

3. Please also check the Information section under Advanced Parameters in your BO. All parameters should be marked as OK as shown below: