Modern file hosts use strict SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). Standard PHP cURL in rev43 would often reject these certificates. The MTN patch forces CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER to false and updates the cipher lists to mimic a real browser.

| Component | Recommended | |-----------|--------------| | PHP | 5.6 – 7.4 (8.x may break old code) | | Apache / Nginx | mod_rewrite required | | PHP extensions | curl, zip, mbstring, gd, json, session | | System binaries | mtn , ffmpeg , unzip , wget , mediainfo (optional) | | RAM | 2GB+ for video processing |