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Originally Posted by apokphp

I don't know if my server (which is shared) has the necessary requirements. I assume not, since when I don't see all the icons for the formulas (just text instead) and when I try to post a tex bbcode, I get [LaTeX ERROR: Compile failed] .

Is that what this message means?

That most likely means that some of the external programs need to compile the latex files generated by the mod are not in their correct location (you can change where the mod looks for them in the admincp), or are not installed at all. If you have shell access to your host, issue the following commands to know the correct path:

which latex
which dvips
which identify
which convert

If some of this programs are not installed, ask your host to install them. Some shared hostings will be willing to install them for you, some others won't... I only can say good luck. If they have concerns about overloading the server, tell them that this mod caches the formulas, so they are only parsed the first time they are entered.