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This page provides a table listing lists support for the third-party applications that are required to run PhixFlow at each major releasesrelease:

  1. A

...

  1. Client Web Browser
  2. A Local Database Server
  3. An Application Server

  4. Java Runtime Environment

    Note

    Remember to update your database drivers to be compatible with the version of Java that PhixFlow requires.


The table below also mentions any special upgrade instructions that you should be aware of when planning to migrate to a new version. Use the table below to determine if you need to plan  plan upgrades to other software with your IT department. Full details of all special instructions between your current version and the new version are available in Special Upgrade Instructions.PhixFlow does not support Oracle's MySQL, but it can theoretically be used as an alternative to MariaDB.

PhixFlow Major Version

Local Databases Supported


Tomcat



Java Runtime


Database 


Drivers compatible with:


Browsers


LibreOffice


Notes 

Remember to check
Special Upgrade Instructions

Oracle

MS SQL Server

 MariaDB

Maria DB
MySQL Edge 1Chrome2

Firefox2

9
11.0

todo-Fiona
19c (12.2.0.3)
12c  (12.2.0.1)

2022

2019

2017

2016

10.4

10.3

10.1DJava 8

8.0

9

Adoptium Temurin
8 and 11 3

Oracle Java 8D 

OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 APILatest
version
Version
8
7.
3
6
19c (12

10.
2.
0
.3)
12c 
19c (12.2.0.
1

10.4

10.3

10.1D

9

Adoptium Temurin
8 and 11 3

Oracle Java 8D 

Java 8
3)2019

2017

2016


5.7

8.0

9OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API
Supported: Microsoft Edge Chromium
Latest Version7.3Not supported:
  • Tomcat 8.5
  • Microsoft IE11
8.212c 
MariaDB is no longer supported as the local database for PhixFlow.
9.019c (12.2.0.
1)

2017

2016

10.
3) 4
10.3
2019 10.
1D8.5Java 8
6
9

Adoptium Temurin
8 and 11 3

Oracle Java 8D 

OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API
IE 11 1
Latest
versionWarning: This is the last major release to support Tomcat 8.5
Version7.3
8.
1
3
12c 

19c (12.2.0

.1)

2017

2016

10

.

4

10.3

10.1D

8.5AdoptOpenJDK 8
(also called
Adoptium Temurin 8 

3)

Oracle Java 8D 

Java 8 / JDBC 4.2 APIIE 11 17659

Supported: AdoptOpenJDK 8, see https://adoptopenjdk.net/

Deprecated:

  • Oracle JDK 8
  • MariaDB version 10.1
8.0

12c  (12.2.0.1)

2019

2017

2016

10.4

10.3

10.1D

8.5Oracle Java 8
and from PhixFlow 8.0.2 
AdoptOpenJDK 8
(also called
Adoptium Temurin 8 3)Java 8 / JDBC 4.2 APIIE 11 16659Not supported: Oracle 12c release 1 (12.1)7.9

12c  (12.2.0.1 and 12.1)

2017

2016

10.18.5Oracle Java 87.812c (12.1)

2017

2016

10.18.5Oracle Java 8IE 11 16659

Mandatory: Upgrade to SQL Server 2016 or later.

Mandatory: There are incompatible changes at 7.8.0 to the webapp configuration files in $webapp/WEB-INF/classes - simply copying the configuration files from an earlier release will not work. We recommend that you create new configuration files by copying the relevant templates and re-applying the necessary changes.

See special instructions for 7.8.0.

7.7

12c (12.1)

2017

2016

2014

2008

10.1

8.5

Oracle Java 8IE 11 16659

Mandatory: Upgrade to Java 1.8.0_151 or later and ensure that Java is configured to allow unlimited-strength security; see Install Java for details.

Note:  SQL Server 2008 is supported to the end of 2018.

7.6

12c (12.1)

2017

2016

2014

2008

10.1

8.5

Oracle Java 8IE 11 16659

Mandatory: Upgrade to:

  • Oracle 12c
  • MariaDB 10.1

Note: SQL Server 2008 is supported to the end of 2018.

7.5

12c (12.1)

11g

2016

2014

2012

2008

10.1

10.0

8.5

Oracle Java 8IE 11 16358Mandatory:  If using Oracle, upgrade to version 12c.

9

OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 8 and 11 3

Oracle Java 8D 

Java 8 / JDBC 4.2 API
IE 11 16659

Warning: This is the last major release to support Oracle 12c release 1 (12.1).

Mandatory: Due to changes to the logging setup, you must configure two new logging configuration files; see Configure logback.xml and phixflow-logging.xml.

Latest Version

7.2

7.3

Supported: Microsoft Edge Chromium
Not supported:

  • Tomcat 8.5
  • Microsoft IE11


D indicates a version that is still supported, but is deprecated.

1 The use of IE with PhixFlow version 7.0 onwards (i.e. with the Javascript GUI) is not recommended. The GUI has full functionality in this browser, but does not perform as well as in Chrome and Firefox.
   From   From PhixFlow version 8.3.0, Microsoft Edge Chromium is supported instead of IE.

2 We support all versions of Chrome and Firefox released in the 2 years prior to the release date. The versions tested at the time of each release are listed here. Should you have any problems with an earlier version than that listed, but within 2 years of the release date, or a later version than that listed, please contact the PhixFlow support desk.

3 Adoptium Temurin is the new name for AdoptOpenJDK; see Adoptium - Open source, prebuilt OpenJDK binaries.

4 Oracle 12c is no longer supported by Oracle. Only LTS versions will be supported https://support.oracle.com/knowledge/Oracle%20Database%20Products/742060_1.html

5 MS SQL Server 2016 no longer has mainstream support. 2017 will stop receiving mainstream support at the end of 2022. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/end-of-support/sql-server-end-of-support-overview?view=sql-server-ver16#lifecycle-dates