Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Szabolcs Beda -
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Dear Experts, 

We plan to upgrade our server from Windows 2012 to 2019. Our Moodle program version is 3.6.2.
Is it compatible with Windows server 2019? 

If not, which is is the latest Windows server version what is compatible with 3.6.2? 

Thanks for your help in advance! 
Regards,
Szabolcs

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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Marcus Green -
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The issue for compatibility is with the server "stack" rather than with the Moodle code. The stack is sometimes called
XAMPP, meaning X (operating system), Apache (web server), M for MySQL, and P for PHP. In your context it might be
WAMP

So for example if you are using Moodle with MSSQL server the decider will be the PHP/SQL Server/Windows compatibility which is outside the control of the Moodle developers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle)
Sorry that is not a direct answer but the answer will depend on more details.
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Szabolcs Beda -
Hi Marcus,

Thanks for your detailed answer. I have found these technical details.
We use MariaDB 5.5, IIS8 (fastcgi), PHP7.2 and PHP MANAGER 2 for IIS.

Thanks.
Regards,
Szabolcs
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Jon Witts -
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As Marcus says; it depends entirely on what is running on your server...

We would need to know what web-server you are using? IIS or Apache?
What version of PHP you are running and what your database server is... MySQL, MariaDB or MSSQL...
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Szabolcs Beda -
Hi Jon,

Thanks for your answer! I have managed to check details:
We use IIS as web server and MariaDB as database server.

Thanks.
Regards,
Szabolcs
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Szabolcs Beda -
Version information:
MariaDB 5.5, IIS8 (fastcgi), PHP7.2 and PHP MANAGER 2 for IIS.
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Usman Asar -
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yes it is, all the way up to Server 2022
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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Even the Moodle release 3.6, which is the subject of the OP?
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Usman Asar -
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even earlier than this, as moodle is dependent upon a web server not O/S, as long as web server is capable of rendering php code it should be good to go, I personally have tested moodle 2.7 on Sever 2022 as IIS version on Server 2022 to date is version 10, which was used in previous version of Server 2019 as well until IIS 11 with new features comes out.
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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Which means these servers are flexible, for example you can march PHP versions. Moodle 2.7 (LTS) stops at PHP 5.6, Moodle 3.11 starts at PHP 7.3. Ref http://www.syndrega.ch/blog/#php-and-dbms-compatibility-of-major-moodle-releases.
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Re: Moodle program compatibility with Windows server 2019

by Usman Asar -
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Sorry for delayed reply, got busy in some family matter to come back to it, of course they are flexible, multiple PHP versions can be installed on even latest of Windows server O/S supporting earlier versions of moodle.
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