System Requirements and Compatibility

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Last updated: Oct 25, 2024 by Zoe Baldwin

This page lists support for the third-party applications that are required to run PhixFlow at each major release:

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

  4. 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
Special Upgrade Instructions

Oracle

MS SQL Server

 MariaDB

MySQL Edge 1Chrome2

Firefox2

11.319c (12.2.0.3)

2022

2019


8.010.1OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 APILatest Version7.6


11.019c (12.2.0.3)

2022

2019


8.0

9

OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 APILatest Version7.6


10.019c (12.2.0.3)2019

5.7

8.0

9OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 APILatest Version7.3Not supported: MariaDB is no longer supported as the local database for PhixFlow.
9.019c (12.2.0.3) 42019 10.6
9OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 11Java 11 / JDBC 4.2 APILatest Version7.3
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 APILatest 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  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