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.