Requirements

What a server needs before you install Bondry, and how to check it without a shell.

Bondry is a PHP application that runs on ordinary shared hosting. There is no Node, no build step and no background service to keep alive beyond the standard cron entry.

Server#

PHP extensions#

All of these are required. The installer checks them for you and refuses to continue while one is missing.

• pdo_mysql
• mbstring
• openssl
• zip
• gd
• curl
• fileinfo
• intl

zip and curl are not optional: without them the panel cannot install a module, a theme or a language pack, and it cannot reach the license server.

Writable directories#

The web server user needs write access to:

• storage/
• bootstrap/cache/
• modules/
• themes/
• the uploads directory

Note On cPanel and Plesk the default file owner is already the PHP user, so this usually needs nothing from you. On a VPS, set the owner to the PHP-FPM user rather than making the directories world writable.

Outbound network#

Bondry calls the license server at api.bondry.org over HTTPS to activate, to send its daily heartbeat and to check for updates. A host that blocks outbound HTTPS still runs the site, but you have to upload update packages by hand.

Cron#

One line, added in your hosting panel:

* * * * * php /path/to/bondry/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

It drives the license heartbeat, the queue, digests and cleanup. Without it the site works, but scheduled work never runs.

Checking before you buy#

If you are not sure whether a host qualifies, upload a file with <?php phpinfo(); and look for the PHP version and the extension list. Every item above appears there.