Before starting with the installation and configuration of the plugin, it is important to verify that your host is compatible with php_fileinfo and the curl extension. Otherwise, you can install the module using the series of steps described in this section.
It is advisable to create a backup of the site's code and database configuration before making any changes to the hosting environment before installing the module. We also recommend thoroughly testing the module in the "Test" environment before switching to "Production" mode.

Initial Validations

To verify that the installation on the host is correct Add a new file to your website titled phpinfo.php that includes the following code:

<? php phpinfo ();?>

Check the following URL in your browser: ejemplo.com/phpinfo.php

• You must be able to see the following on the page displayed:

Fileinfo Extension

Check that the information matches the image:

Curl Extension

Check that the information matches the image:

Install the Curl Extension

In Linux

• To install the curl type below the comment on the sudo apt-get install php5-curl terminal
• Edit the php.ininano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini file
• You will need to restart the server after: restarting the sudo service apache2

In Windows

• Add or uncomment extensión= php_curl.dll in the php.ini file
  extensión=php_curl.dll
• Restart the server, verify that phpinfo.php is running

Install the fileinfo extension

In Linux

This extension is enabled by default as of PHP 5.3.0. For an older php version, perform the following steps.

• Edit php.ini file
  nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
• Add php_fileinfo.dll to the list of enabled extensions
  extensión=infoarchivo.asi
• Restart the server after running
  restarting the sudo service apache2
• Verify by running phpinfo.php

In Windows

This extension is enabled by default starting with PHP 5.3.0. For an older version of PHP, follow the steps below.

• Add php_fileinfo.dll to the list of enabled extensions.
  extensión=php_fileinfo.dll
• Download the GNU file package for Windows from here: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/downlinks/file-bin-zip.php
• Extract the folder from the file named shared\file containing 4 magic files (magic, magic.mgc, magic.mime, magic.mime.mgc)
• Place these 4 files in a known place.
• Add the MAGIC system environment variable pointing to the file called magic. For example, if you placed magic files in a folder called magic in c:\php, that means that the correct path is c:\php\magic\magic
• Restart the IIS server and verify it by running phpinfo.php