System Requirements and Compatibility
This page lists support for the third-party applications that are required to run PhixFlow at each major release:
- A Client Web Browser
- A Local Database Server
- An Application Server
Java Runtime Environment
Remember to update your database drivers to be compatible with the version of Java that PhixFlow requires.
Use the table below to determine if you need to 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 Major Version | Local Databases Supported | Tomcat | Java Runtime | Database Drivers compatible with: | Browsers | LibreOffice | Notes Remember to check | |||||
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Oracle | MS SQL Server | MariaDB | MySQL | Edge 1 | Chrome2 | Firefox2 | ||||||
11 | 19c (12.2.0.3) | 2022 2019 | 8.0 | 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 24.2 7.66 | ||||
10 | 19c (12.2.0.3) | 2019 | 5.7 8.0 | 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 7.36 | Not supported: MariaDB is no longer supported as the local database for PhixFlow. | |||
9 | 19c (12.2.0.3) 4 | 2019 | 10.6 | 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11 | Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 API | Latest Version | 7.36 | ||||
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 | 7.26 7.36 | Supported: Microsoft Edge Chromium
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D indicates a version that is still supported, but is deprecated.
1 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. Should you have any problems with an earlier version than that listed, but within 2 years of the release date, or a later version, 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
6 LibreOffice 7.x releases reached end of life in June 2024. It is recommended to upgraded to release 24.2 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan