Technical Requirements
Technical requirements you need to meet to install and run NorrCompetition.
Please ensure your hosting server meets the technical requirements for the current Joomla! release and NorrCompetition.
Supported Versions
NorrCompetition 3.x
Joomla 5.4
Joomla 6.x
PHP 8.2
PHP 8.4
Active (Current)
NorrCompetition 2.x
Joomla 5.0 / Joomla 4.4
Joomla 5.4
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2 / 8.3
End of Life (Security fixes only)
NorrCompetition 1.x
Joomla 3.10
Joomla 3.10
PHP 7.4
PHP 8.0
End of Life (Unsupported)
Database Requirements
MySQL: 8.0.13 or higher with InnoDB support (recommended)
MariaDB: 10.4.0 or higher
PostgreSQL: 12.0 or higher
PHP Configuration & Extensions
The following PHP extensions are required for proper operation of NorrCompetition:
GD or ImageMagick (imagick) extension (required for resizing, cropping, generating thumbnails, and WebP image generation)
fileinfo (required for MIME type validation on media uploads)
intl (recommended for internationalization and transliteration)
json and mbstring (required for UTF-8 string manipulation and JSON parameters)
zip and curl (for package installations, remote updates, and cloud API integrations)
Recommended PHP Settings
memory_limit
128M
256M+
Required for image processing, thumbnail creation.
upload_max_filesize
16M
32M+
Set according to the maximum allowed media upload size in component options.
post_max_size
16M
32M+
Must be equal to or greater than upload_max_filesize.
max_execution_time
30
60+
Allows adequate time for batch image processing and file transfers.
max_file_uploads
20
20+
Required when contestants upload multiple images.
Browser Requirements
NorrCompetition works seamlessly on all modern browsers:
Google Chrome / Chromium (latest)
Mozilla Firefox (latest)
Apple Safari (latest)
Microsoft Edge (latest)
Mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Android Chrome)
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