{"id":57846,"date":"2025-05-15T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=57846"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:08:11","slug":"image-optimizer-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/image-optimizer-system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Optimization &#8211; System Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Image Optimization tool helps speed up websites by creating lighter, faster versions of your images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are the system requirements needed to run Image Optimization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having optimization trouble? Fix your issue faster with <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/services\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/services\/\">personalized expert help<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PHP version 7.4 or higher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Image Optimization tool works with PHP 7.4 or higher and needs the exif, fileinfo and gd extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Database requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Image Optimization tool works with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MySql 5.7.8 or higher <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MariaDB 10.2.3 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your WordPress uploads folder must be writable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Image Optimization tool helps speed up websites by creating lighter, faster versions of your images. 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