The mt-check.cgi script provides you with information on your system's configuration and determines whether you have all of the components you need to run Movable Type.

System Information

The version of Perl installed on your server (5.00503) is lower than the minimum supported version (5.6.1). Please upgrade to at least Perl 5.6.1.

Movable Type configuration file was not found.

Checking for Required Modules

CGI

Your server has CGI installed (version 2.80).

Image::Size

Your server does not have Image::Size installed, or Image::Size requires another module that is not installed. Image::Size is required for file uploads (to determine the size of uploaded images in many different formats). Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Image::Size.

File::Spec (version >= 0.8)

Your server has File::Spec installed (version 0.82).

CGI::Cookie

Your server has CGI::Cookie installed (version 1.20).

Checking for Data Storage Modules

Some of the following modules are required by the various data storage options in Movable Type. In order run the system, your server needs to have DBI and at least one of the other modules installed.

DBI (version >= 1.21)

Either your server does not have DBI installed, the version that is installed is too old, or DBI requires another module that is not installed. DBI is required to store data in database. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBI.

DBD::mysql

Your server does not have DBD::mysql installed, or DBD::mysql requires another module that is not installed. DBI and DBD::mysql are required if you want to use the MySQL database backend. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::mysql.

DBD::Pg (version >= 1.32)

Either your server does not have DBD::Pg installed, the version that is installed is too old, or DBD::Pg requires another module that is not installed. DBI and DBD::Pg are required if you want to use the PostgreSQL database backend. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::Pg.

DBD::SQLite

Your server does not have DBD::SQLite installed, or DBD::SQLite requires another module that is not installed. DBI and DBD::SQLite are required if you want to use the SQLite database backend. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::SQLite.

DBD::SQLite2

Your server does not have DBD::SQLite2 installed, or DBD::SQLite2 requires another module that is not installed. DBI and DBD::SQLite2 are required if you want to use the SQLite 2.x database backend. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::SQLite2.

Checking for Optional Modules

The following modules are optional. If your server does not have these modules installed, you only need to install them if you require the functionality that the module provides.

HTML::Entities

Your server does not have HTML::Entities installed, or HTML::Entities requires another module that is not installed. HTML::Entities is needed to encode some characters, but this feature can be turned off using the NoHTMLEntities option in the configuration file. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing HTML::Entities.

LWP::UserAgent

Your server does not have LWP::UserAgent installed, or LWP::UserAgent requires another module that is not installed. LWP::UserAgent is optional; It is needed if you wish to use the TrackBack system, the weblogs.com ping, or the MT Recently Updated ping. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing LWP::UserAgent.

HTML::Parser

Your server has HTML::Parser installed (version 3.26).

SOAP::Lite (version >= 0.5)

Either your server does not have SOAP::Lite installed, the version that is installed is too old, or SOAP::Lite requires another module that is not installed. SOAP::Lite is optional; It is needed if you wish to use the MT XML-RPC server implementation. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing SOAP::Lite.

File::Temp

Your server does not have File::Temp installed, or File::Temp requires another module that is not installed. File::Temp is optional; It is needed if you would like to be able to overwrite existing files when you upload. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing File::Temp.

Scalar::Util

Your server does not have Scalar::Util installed, or Scalar::Util requires another module that is not installed. Scalar::Util is optional; It is needed if you want to use the Publish Queue feature. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Scalar::Util.

List::Util

Your server does not have List::Util installed, or List::Util requires another module that is not installed. List::Util is optional; It is needed if you want to use the Publish Queue feature. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing List::Util.

Image::Magick

Your server does not have Image::Magick installed, or Image::Magick requires another module that is not installed. Image::Magick is optional; It is needed if you would like to be able to create thumbnails of uploaded images. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Image::Magick.

GD

Your server does not have GD installed, or GD requires another module that is not installed. This module is needed if you would like to be able to create thumbnails of uploaded images. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing GD.

IPC::Run

Your server does not have IPC::Run installed, or IPC::Run requires another module that is not installed. This module is needed if you would like to be able to use NetPBM as the image driver for MT. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing IPC::Run.

Storable

Your server does not have Storable installed, or Storable requires another module that is not installed. Storable is optional; it is required by certain MT plugins available from third parties. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Storable.

Crypt::DSA

Your server does not have Crypt::DSA installed, or Crypt::DSA requires another module that is not installed. Crypt::DSA is optional; if it is installed, comment registration sign-ins will be accelerated. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Crypt::DSA.

Crypt::SSLeay

Your server does not have Crypt::SSLeay installed, or Crypt::SSLeay requires another module that is not installed. This module and its dependencies are required in order to allow commenters to be authenticated by OpenID providers such as AOL and Yahoo! which require SSL support. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Crypt::SSLeay.

MIME::Base64

Your server has MIME::Base64 installed (version 2.12).

XML::Atom

Your server does not have XML::Atom installed, or XML::Atom requires another module that is not installed. XML::Atom is required in order to use the Atom API. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing XML::Atom.

Cache::Memcached

Your server does not have Cache::Memcached installed, or Cache::Memcached requires another module that is not installed. Cache::Memcached and memcached server/daemon is required in order to use memcached as caching mechanism used by Movable Type. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Cache::Memcached.

Archive::Tar

Your server does not have Archive::Tar installed, or Archive::Tar requires another module that is not installed. Archive::Tar is required in order to archive files in backup/restore operation. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Archive::Tar.

IO::Compress::Gzip

Your server does not have IO::Compress::Gzip installed, or IO::Compress::Gzip requires another module that is not installed. IO::Compress::Gzip is required in order to compress files in backup/restore operation. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing IO::Compress::Gzip.

IO::Uncompress::Gunzip

Your server does not have IO::Uncompress::Gunzip installed, or IO::Uncompress::Gunzip requires another module that is not installed. IO::Uncompress::Gunzip is required in order to decompress files in backup/restore operation. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing IO::Uncompress::Gunzip.

Archive::Zip

Your server does not have Archive::Zip installed, or Archive::Zip requires another module that is not installed. Archive::Zip is required in order to archive files in backup/restore operation. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Archive::Zip.

XML::SAX

Your server has XML::SAX installed (version 0.96).

Digest::SHA1

Your server does not have Digest::SHA1 installed, or Digest::SHA1 requires another module that is not installed. Digest::SHA1 and its dependencies are required in order to allow commenters to be authenticated by OpenID providers including Vox and LiveJournal. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Digest::SHA1.

Mail::Sendmail

Your server does not have Mail::Sendmail installed, or Mail::Sendmail requires another module that is not installed. Mail::Sendmail is required for sending mail via SMTP Server. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Mail::Sendmail.

Safe

Your server does not have Safe installed, or Safe requires another module that is not installed. This module is used in test attribute of MTIf conditional tag. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Safe.

Digest::MD5

Your server does not have Digest::MD5 installed, or Digest::MD5 requires another module that is not installed. This module is used by the Markdown text filter. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Digest::MD5.

Text::Balanced

Your server does not have Text::Balanced installed, or Text::Balanced requires another module that is not installed. This module is required in mt-search.cgi if you are running Movable Type on Perl older than Perl 5.8. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Text::Balanced.