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Dave Olsen edited this page Sep 4, 2013 · 3 revisions

The requirements for the PHP version of Pattern Lab vary depending on what features you want to enable.

Minimum Requirements

If you want to:

  • generate patterns & build the Pattern Lab website
  • use the browser Auto-Reload feature

You must have PHP 5.3+ installed. The Pattern Lab website will work without a web server. You can open the Pattern Lab site using the "Open File..." feature of your browser and browsing to your local copy of it. Note: While the site will work in Safari 6+ the back button is broken in the "Apache-less" version of Pattern Lab.

Advanced Requirements

If you want to:

  • use the Page Follow feature for multi-browser or multi-device testing

You must configure and run Apache. The PHP version of Pattern Lab comes with a sample Apache VirtualHost which is available in the extras/ directory of the project.