System Requirements

Linux x86 and x86-64

• RHEL, CentOS and OEL - versions 6.x and 7.x through RPM packages

• SLES 11 and OpenSUSE 12.x through RPM package

• Debian GNU/Linux 7.x and 8.x

• Ubuntu Linux 12.04/14.04 (LTS), 14.10 with nginx & 15.04 apache via DEB packages.

Note:

Fedora distribution is not supported.

Linux Power 8

• Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS) via DEB packages
• RHEL 7.1 via RPM packages

Windows x86 and x86-64

• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2

Note:

Windows has been upgraded to Visual C++ 11.

Mac OS X

• 10.11 (El Capitan)

Note:

Upgrading to OS X 10.11 is not supported for existing Zend Server installations. If you encounter new problems with Zend Server after upgrading OS X, please remove and reinstall Zend Server.

IBM i

• V7R1 with latest PTFs

• V7R2 with latest PTFs

• Apache 2.2 (bundled on Windows and Mac or shipped by the distribution on Linux)

• Apache 2.4 is supported on Ubuntu 14.04 and above, RHEL, CentOS and OEL 7.x, and IBM i V7R2

• Nginx web server from Nginx repositories (supported on Linux only) – see http://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html

• Microsoft IIS on supported Windows systems (except XP)

Note:

Zend Server's application deployment feature, including virtual host management, is not supported on IIS, but other application-related features are still available by defining applications.

For optimal stability and performance, only run Zend Server on a supported browser from the Supported Browser List.

Browser	Version(s)	Comments
Google Chrome (recommended)	Latest
Mozilla Firefox	Latest
Microsoft Internet Explorer	11 and above
Apple Safari	Latest

Note:

Zend Server may run on other browsers but with unpredictable behavior.

A MySQL 5.5 or 5.6 server is needed to run Zend Server in a clustered environment.