While phpList will technically run on a wide range of systems, this book has been written with the "ideal" environment in mind - a Linux hosting platform running Apache, PHP, and MySQL (this is the common environment offered by online shared or dedicated hosting providers).

You will need write access to such an environment, as well as the ability to transfer files to the hosting environment. Shell access to your hosting environment would also be useful, but not essential.

This book was written using phpList 2.10.12 as a basis for screenshots and tutorials. In future versions of phpList, user interface elements may change, including layout and text, and additional features may be introduced.