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moodle upgrades

  1. Drawing of a person carrying a blue box up a ladder against a tall bookshelf.

    5 min read

    Moodle 4.5 to 5.3: what changed and what your server needs

    PHP, database and upgrade path for every Moodle release from 4.1 to 5.3 LTS, plus the changes in 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 that matter to organisations.
  2. Drawing of a crane lifting a stack of blocks while one blue block near the bottom slips out, watched by a person.

    6 min read

    What breaks when you upgrade Moodle, and how to rescue old plugins

    Moodle core upgrades are rarely the problem. Old custom plugins, removed features and server requirements are. A practical list, a risk score and a rescue plan.
  3. Drawing of a sleeping elephant on a stack of books shaped like a school, with a blue key forgotten on the floor.

    7 min read

    Outdated PHP under Moodle is a security hole, not a detail

    PHP 8.1 is out of support, PHP 8.2 follows on 31 December 2026, and the October 2026 php2shell fixes skipped both. What that means for your Moodle site.