# System Requirements

Since we develop only premium themes to meet the high standards and expectations of our customers, our Companion theme is a bit more demanding on the resources than your average basic theme. The Companion WordPress Theme is designed and developed for use with WordPress 6.0 or higher.

## Configuration Recommendations

In order to use all the options of Companion, you need to make sure that your hosting supports the following requirements:

* **WordPress version 6.0 or higher**
* **PHP version 7.4 or higher**
* **MySQL version 5.6 or higher**

## **WordPress Requirements**

* **Verify that your Web Hosting meets the WordPress minimum** [**requirements**](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/) 

## **PHP Configuration Requirements**

* **PHP Post Max Size: 64 MB**
* **PHP Memory Limit: 256 MB**
* **PHP Time Limit: 300**
* **PHP Max Input Vars: 2004**
* **Max Upload Size: 64 MB**
* **GZip: enabled**
* **ZipArchive: enabled**
* **WP Remote Get: enabled** 

## **How to view System Status**

To view system status you can go to **Companion Dashboard > System Status** from your WordPress admin panel to check the Server Environment: 

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FLpNl8AlgX5J1tpjM3riN%2FCompanion%20-%20syystem%20status%20one.png?alt=media\&token=403b97b1-f6ac-4104-ba9f-b67c7ac02764)

**Server Environment** section shows which minimum requirements are met on your server:

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FjJCI7TrsYYI8Fei8hpBo%2FCompanion%20-%20serverenvironment.png?alt=media\&token=4ce29079-b5c2-43d6-8c28-b3d1f1cc8d8f)

You can change the required parameters and PHP version under the Hosting account, cPanel, or contact your hosting provider to set the right parameters for you.