# 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 **Sequoia** WordPress Theme is designed and developed for use with WordPress 6.0 or higher.

## Configuration Recommendations <a href="#configuration-recommendations" id="configuration-recommendations"></a>

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

* **WordPress version 6.0 or higher**
* **PHP version from 7.4 to 8.1**
* **MySQL version 5.6 or higher**

## **WordPress Requirements** <a href="#wordpress-requirements" id="wordpress-requirements"></a>

* **Verify that your Web Hosting meets the WordPress minimum** [**requirements**](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)&#x20;

## **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** <a href="#how-to-view-system-status" id="how-to-view-system-status"></a>

To view system status you can go to **Sequoia Dashboard > System Status** from your WordPress admin panel to check the Server Environment:&#x20;

![](https://2425882545-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FCl8bwZ72WkAolEEjK0qm%2Fuploads%2F2AUncnma2J3lzJtw94ty%2FSequoia-system-status.png?alt=media\&token=ae1c1d68-6408-4cea-aa1f-1bd5f917b210)

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

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

Alternatively, you can install the plugins listed below:

[Debug Info](https://wordpress.org/plugins/debug-info/)

[Simple System Status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-system-status/)

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.&#x20;