DP Code - Middleware Versions

Middleware levels

PGDP relies on several middleware components:

• mysql
• PHP
• phpBB

You can find the official list of supported versions in the code install documentation.

Distro middleware versions

For reference, here are the middleware versions that come with major long-term distribution releases.

Useful middleware version links:

• Ubuntu release cycle
• Ubuntu packages
• Rocky Linux versions
• General Linux distro packages lookup
• MediaWiki:
  • version lifecycle
  • middleware compatibility
  • PHP support policy
• PHP versions
• MariaDB vs MySQL differences

Ubuntu

Ubuntu versions < 16.04

Packages included with Ubuntu 6.06 (dapper) (EOL 2011/06/01)

• mysql - 5.0.22
• PHP - 4.4.2
• phpBB - ?
• MediaWiki - ?

Packages included with Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) (EOL 2013/05/09)

• mysql - 5.0.51
• PHP - 5.2.4
• phpBB - 2.0.22
• MediaWiki - 1.11.2

Packages included with Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) (EOL 2015/04/30)

• mysql - 5.1.41
• PHP - 5.3.2
• phpBB - 3.0.4 (needs validation)
• MediaWiki - 1.15.1

Packages included with Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) (EOL 2017/10)

• mysql - 5.5.44
• PHP - 5.3.10
• phpBB - 3.0.9
• MediaWiki - 1.15.5

Packages included with Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) (EOL 2019/10)

• mysql - 5.5.44 & 5.6.19
• PHP - 5.5.9 (7.0 available)
• phpBB - 3.0.12
• MediaWiki - 1.19.14

Packages included with Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) (EOL 2021/04)

• mysql - 5.7.13
• PHP - 7.0 (with PHP upgraded to 7.4)
• phpBB - 3.0.14, 3.1, 3.2 (support running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.31.1 (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) (EOL 2023/04)

• mysql - 5.7.25
• PHP - 7.2 (with PHP upgraded to 7.4)
• phpBB - 3.3 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.35.x (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) (EOL 2025/04)

• mysql - 8.0.21
• PHP - 7.4
• phpBB - 3.3 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.35.x (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) (EOL 2027/04)

• mysql - 8.0.36
• PHP - 8.1
• phpBB - 3.3.9 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.39.x (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) (EOL 2029/04)

• mysql - 8.0.41
• PHP - 8.3
• phpBB - 3.3.11(?) (PHP 8.2 & 8.3 fixes)
• MediaWiki - (possibly 1.39.x; the next future LTS is probably 1.43.x)

RHEL / CentOS / Rocky

https://centos.pkgs.org/ is a useful resource for finding CentOS package versions.

RHEL / CentOS versions < 8.0

Packages included with CentOS 6.x (EOL 2020/11)

• mysql - 5.1.x
• PHP - 5.3.3 (7.x available)
• phpBB - 3.1 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.23? (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with CentOS 7.x (EOL 2024/06)

• MariaDB - 5.5.x
• PHP - 5.4.16 (7.0 available)
• phpBB - 3.2 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.23 (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with CentOS 8.x (EOL 2029/05)

• MariaDB - 10.3.17
• PHP - 7.3.5 (7.4 available)
• phpBB - 3.3 (supports running on above middleware)
• MediaWiki - 1.31 (most recent LTS that supports the above middleware)

Packages included with Rocky Linux 8.x (EOL 2029/05)

• MariaDB - 10.3.39 / 10.5.22
• PHP - 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 8.0
• phpBB - ??
• MediaWiki - ??

Packages included with Rocky Linux 9.x (EOL 2032/05)

• MariaDB - 10.5.22
• PHP - 8.0 / 8.1
• phpBB -
• MediaWiki -