System Requirements and Compatibility
- Dominic Sandhu (Unlicensed)
- Chris Welford
- Thomas Swindells
This page provides a table listing support for the third party applications that are required to run PhixFlow at major releases:
- A web browser (on the client side)
- A 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.
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 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 | Databases Supported | Tomcat | Java Runtime | Database | Browsers | LibreOffice | Notes Remember to check | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle | MS SQL Server | Maria DB | Edge 1 | Chrome2 | Firefox2 | ||||||
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 | 7.2 7.3 | Supported: Microsoft Edge Chromium
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| 8.2 | 12c (12.2.0.1) | 2017 2016 | 10.4 10.3 10.1D | 8.5 9 | OpenJDK: Adoptium Temurin 8 and 11 3 Oracle Java 8D | Java 8 / JDBC 4.2 API | IE 11 1 | Latest version | Warning: This is the last major release to support Tomcat 8.5 | ||
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. 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
6 It is recomended to use at least 10.6 as this is the LTS version https://mariadb.org/about/#maintenance-policy