This is a quick survival guide to Moodle principal versions and requirements
Download from: https://download.moodle.org/releases/latest/
| Moodle Version | PHP Required | MySQL | Release notes | Upgrade from | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.1 | 8.0.0 and 8.1.x | 8.0 | Release notes | Moodle 3.9 | 📣 PHP extension sodium is required |
Download from: https://download.moodle.org/releases/supported/
| Moodle Version | PHP Required | MySQL | Release notes | Upgrade from | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1.4 (LTS) | 7.4.0 up to 8.0.x | 5.7 | Release notes | Moodle 3.9 | It also has support for the PHP SODIUM extension. Although it is not mandatory Moodle recommends using it. |
Download from: https://download.moodle.org/releases/security/
| Moodle Version | PHP Required | MySQL | Release notes | Upgrade from | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0.9 | 7.3.0 up to 8.0.x | 5.7 | Release notes | Moodle 3.6 | It also has support for the PHP SODIUM extension. Although it is not mandatory Moodle recommends using it. |
| 3.11.15 | 7.3 up to 8.0.x | 5.7 | Release notes | Moodle 3.6 | It also has support for the PHP SODIUM extension. Although it is not mandatory Moodle recommends using it. |
| 3.9.22 (LTS) | 7.2, 7.3 up to 7.4 | 5.6 | Release notes | Moodle 3.5 |
Download from: https://download.moodle.org/releases/legacy/
| Moodle Version | PHP Required | PHP7 Suport | MySQL | Release notes | Upgrade from | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.10.11 | 7.2 | 7.3 to 7.4 | 5.7 | Release notes | Moodle 3.5 | |
| 3.8.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 to 7.4 | 5.6 | Release notes | Moodle 3.2 | Chrome 80 support (Cookies default to SameSite/SSL, ...) since version 3.8.2 |
| 3.5.18 (LTS) | 7.0 | 7.1, 7.2 | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 3.1 | New Privacy API to adapt plugins. From 3.5.3 added Login Token to prevent CSRF vulnerability in login form |
| 3.7.9 | 7.1 | 7.2, 7.3 | 5.6 | Release notes | Moodle 3.1 | |
| 3.6.10 | 7.0 | 7.1, 7.2 | 5.6 | Release notes | Moodle 3.1 | GDPR Added as standard feature since version 3.5 (2). From 3.6 added Login Token to prevent CSRF vulnerability in login form |
| 3.4.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 (1), 7.1 (1) | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 3.0 | New Privacy API to adapt plugins |
| 3.1.18 | 5.4.4 | 7.0 (1) | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 2.7 | |
| 3.2.9 | 5.6.5 | 7.0 (1), 7.1 (1) | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 2.7 | |
| 3.0.10 | 5.4.4 | 7.0 (1) (> 3.0.1) | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 2.2 | |
| 2.9.9 | 5.4.4 | - | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 2.2 | |
| 2.7.20 | 5.4.4 | - | 5.5.31 | Release notes | Moodle 2.2 | |
| 2.0.10 | 5.2.8 | - | 5.0.25 | Release notes | Moodle 1.9 | |
| 1.9.19 | 4.3.0 | - | 4.1.16 | Release notes | Moodle 1.6/1.7 |
(1) Some PHP 7.x limitations see Moodle notes about this and Moodle and PHP
| To Moodle | From Moodle | Path |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 → 3.9 → 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 → 3.9 → 4.1 |
| 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 → 3.6 → 4.0 |
| 3.11 | 3.5 | 3.5 → 3.6 → 3.11 |
| 3.10 | 3.5 | 3.5 → 3.10 |
| 3.10 | 3.2 | 3.2 → 3.5 → 3.10 |
| 3.10 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.6 → 2.7 → 3.1 → 3.5 → 3.10 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 / 3.8 | 3.2 / 3.8 → 3.5 → 3.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 → 3.5 → 3.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 / 3.6 | 3.1 / 3.6 → 3.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.10 → 3.1 → 3.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.9.9 | 2.9.9 → 3.1 → 3.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.6 → 2.7 → 3.1 → 3.6 |
| 3.6 | 1.9.19 | 1.9.19 → 2.2.11 → 2.4.11 → 2.7 → 3.1 → 3.6 |
Moodle release a major version every 6 months, and a minor version every 2 months, more information: https://moodledev.io/general/releases
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