Dolphin Social Network Hosting — PHP, MySQL, FFmpeg Included

PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.x Compatible

Dolphin 7.4.x is tested and compatible with PHP 7.4, which is available on all our hosting plans. PHP 8.1 is also available for newer Dolphin builds that support it.

MySQL 8.0 Database

Dolphin's member profiles, activity feeds, and media metadata are stored in a MySQL 8.0 database. Daily automated backups keep your community data protected.

FFmpeg for Video and Audio Processing

FFmpeg 6.x is available on our hosting environment and is required by Dolphin for video transcoding and audio conversion. Member video uploads are automatically processed into web-compatible formats.

High-Storage Plans for Media Files

Social networks accumulate large amounts of video, audio, and photo content. Our high-storage hosting plans provide the disk space your Dolphin community needs as it grows.

mod_rewrite for Dolphin URLs

mod_rewrite is pre-enabled so Dolphin's clean URL feature works immediately. Profile pages, group URLs, and blog posts get SEO-friendly addresses without query strings.

Free SSL Certificate

A free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate secures your Dolphin community. HTTPS builds member trust and is required for browsers to allow camera/microphone access in Dolphin's video features.

cPanel File Manager

Manage your Dolphin installation files, configure .htaccess rules, and monitor disk usage through the familiar cPanel interface without needing FTP client software.

Email Accounts Included

Create professional email addresses for your community team such as admin@yourdomain.com. All plans include email hosting with spam filtering and webmail access.

Daily Backups

Your Dolphin files and database are backed up every day with 7-day retention. Restore your entire social network or individual files at any time from the control panel.

24/7 Support for Setup

Dolphin has specific server requirements and our support team knows them. We are available around the clock to help verify FFmpeg paths, configure PHP settings, and resolve any installation issues.