This page provides a table listing support for the third This page lists support for the third-party applications that are required to run PhixFlow at each major releasesrelease:
- A
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- Client Web Browser
- A Local Database Server
- An Application Server
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.
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PhixFlow |
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Major Version | Local Databases Supported | Tomcat | Java Runtime | Database | |||
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Drivers compatible with: | Browsers | ||
LibreOffice | Notes Remember to check | |||
Oracle | MS SQL Server | MariaDB | ||
| MySQL |
12.2
| Edge 1 | Chrome2 | Firefox2 |
8.2
| 12. |
| 0 |
| 19c (12.2.0.3 |
| ) |
2022 |
2019 |
8.4 | 10. |
10.1D
8.5
9
AdoptOpenJDK 8 and 11
Oracle Java 8 and 11D
12.2
12.2.0.2=18c1 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API |
| Latest Version | 7.6 | |||
| 11.0 | 19c (12.2.0.3 |
| ) |
2022 |
2019 |
8. |
0 |
10.3
10.1D
AdoptOpenJDK 8
Oracle Java 8D
(12.2.0.2=18c
9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API |
Supported: AdoptOpenJDK 8, see https://adoptopenjdk.net/
Deprecated:
- Oracle JDK 8
- MariaDB version 10.1
| Latest Version | 7.6 | |||
| 10.0 | 19c (12.2.0.3 |
| ) |
| 2019 |
2016
5. |
7 |
10.1
8. |
and from PhixFlow 8.
0 |
12.2
12.1
2017
2016
Warning: This is the last major release to support Oracle 12.1 (Oracle 12c release 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.
2017
2016
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.
12c
2017
2016
2014
2008
10.1
8.5
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.
12c
2017
2016
2014
2008
10.1
8.5
Mandatory: Upgrade to:
- Oracle 12c
- MariaDB 10.1
Note: SQL Server 2008 is supported to the end of 2018.
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
2008
10.1
10.0
8.5
Mandatory: If using Oracle, upgrade to version 12c.
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
10.1
10.0
8.5
Recommended: If using Oracle 12c, update the phixflow-datasource.xml file to resolve an issue that can affect configuration imports.
Mandatory: Excel File Collectors must quote worksheet names if they contain spaces and/or single quotes. This is not handled automatically by the upgrade process.
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
10.1
10.0
8.5
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
10.1
10.0
8.5
8
7
Recommended: If using SQL Server, you need to update the SQLServer dialect specified in the phixflow-datasource.xml file.
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
10.1
10.0
8.5
8
7
Oracle Java 8
11
10
50
Recommended:
- Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5
- If using Oracle, upgrade to version 12c.
12c
11g
2016
2014
2012
10.1
10.0
8.5
8
7
Oracle Java 8
11
10
47
Mandatory: Install Java 8.
Recommended:
- Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5
- If using Oracle, upgrade to version 12c.
6.0
12c
11g
2008 R2
10.1
10.0
8
7
Oracle Java 7
47
5.9
12c
11g
2008 R2
-
8
7
Oracle Java 7
-
Please see additional special upgrade instructions for this release at Upgrade 5.9.0
5.8
11g
2008 R2
-
7
Oracle Java 7
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| 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 7.3 | Not supported: MariaDB is no longer supported as the local database for PhixFlow. | |||||||
| 9.0 | 19c (12.2.0.3) 4 | 2019 | 10.6 | 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 7.3 | ||||
| 8.3 | 19c (12.2.0.3) 12c (12.2.0.1) | 2019 2017 2016 | 10.4 10.3 10.1D | 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 8 and 11 3 Oracle Java 8D | Java 8 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 7.2 7.3 | Supported: Microsoft Edge Chromium
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D indicates a version that is still supported, but is deprecated.
1 The use of IE with From 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 Firefox8.3.0, 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