SERVER REQUIREMENTS

Besides having basic knowledge of computer operation and manipulation, there are a couple of things that are imperative and need to be put in place to ensure that SOA runs smoothly and hassle-free.

Unix or Windows OS
Apache or IIS (Apache Highly Recommended)
PHP Cron Jobs
PHP allow_url_fopen enabled
PHP Short-tags enabled
PHP Memory Limit: 1024 MB
PHP zip_achieve module
PHP shell_exec() enabled
PHP Version 5.6 or higher (7.0 recommended)
MySQL Version 5.6 or higher
MySQL Strict Mode disabled
IonCube Loader 10 or higher
JSON Enabled
Curl Support