Moodle 3.4 release notes
Releases > Moodle 3.4 release notes
Scheduled release date: 13 November 2017 (Not yet released)
Here is the full list of fixed issues in 3.4.
See our New Features page for a more user-friendly introduction to Moodle 3.4 with screenshots.
If you are upgrading from previous version, make sure you read the Upgrading documentation.
Server requirements
These are just the minimum supported versions. We recommend keeping all of your software up-to-date.
- Moodle upgrade: Moodle 3.0 or later (if upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 3.0.10 as a first step)
- PHP version: minimum PHP 7.0.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 3.3. PHP 7.1.x and 7.2.x are supported too. PHP 7.x could have some engine limitations.
- PHP extension intl is now required in Moodle 3.4 (it was recommended in 2.0 onwards)
Database requirements
Moodle supports the following database servers. Again, version numbers are just the minimum supported version. We recommend running the latest stable version of any software.
Database | Minimum version | Recommended |
---|---|---|
PostgreSQL | 9.3 | Latest |
MySQL | 5.5.31 | Latest |
MariaDB | 5.5.31 | Latest |
Microsoft SQL Server | 2008 | Latest |
Oracle Database | 10.2 | Latest |
Client requirements
Browser support
Moodle is compatible with any standards compliant web browser. We regularly test Moodle with the following browsers:
Desktop:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Edge
- Internet Explorer
Mobile:
- MobileSafari
- Google Chrome
For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up to date. https://whatbrowser.org
Note: Legacy browsers with known compatibility issues with Moodle 3.4:
- Internet Explorer 10 and below
- Safari 7 and below
Major features
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For developers
- MDL-60611 - Upgrade PHPUnit to 6.4 to ensure compatibility with PHP 7.2 - may require changes in unittests
- MDL-58948 - Compatibility with chrome mink driver
- MDL-53169 - Provide a way to retrieve all courses a user can potentially access.
- MDL-59459 - Global Search: Increase file indexing coverage
- MDL-59544 - Implicit validation of the filemanager and filepicker form elements
- MDL-59277 - navigation_node doesn't support TYPE_CONTAINER in get_css_type()
- MDL-58957 - Global search: Make it possible to search blocks