Moodle 2.7 release notes

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Release date: Expected in May 2014

Server Requirements

These are just minimums. We recommend keeping all your software updated.

Moodle upgrade: Moodle 2.2 or later (if upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 2.2.11 as a first step)
Minimum Database versions:
- PostgreSQL 9.1
- MySQL 5.5.31
- MariaDB 5.5.31
- MSSQL 2008, or
- Oracle 10.2
Minimum PHP version: PHP 5.4.4 (always use latest PHP 5.4.x or 5.5.x on Windows - http://windows.php.net/download/)

Browser requirements

Recent Google Chrome, recent Mozilla Firefox, Safari 6, Internet Explorer 9 (IE 10 required for drag and drop of files from outside the browser into Moodle)

Before you upgrade

In Moodle 2.1 there was a major upgrade to questions. As explained in the upgrade documentation for that version, it was possible to delay parts of the database upgrade to be run later. Before you upgrade to Moodle 2.7, this upgrade must be completed.

You can check for this by going to the en:Environment check page. This check is at the bottom of the page.

Headline core features

Interface

Atto - our new Moodle editor, tightly integrated in Moodle and focussing on usability and accessibility (TinyMCE still available as an option)
Themes clean-up - Moodle now uses Bootstrap by default. Clean is now the default theme and most other old themes have been removed from core (still available from Plugins database).
More - a completely new theme called More that provides easy configuration though the UI while retaining the power of LESS and Bootstrap.

Platform

Logging - a new logging subsystem with plugins allowing Moodle logs to be very detailed and external. Many new events have been added which developers can take advantage of.
Performance - many improvements that improve overall performance in most cases
Tasks - an improved scheduling system (like Unix cron) that allows precise scheduling of tasks even on complex clustered servers

Details

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Documentation