Moodle Requires PHP 5.3.2 – Work Around Carrie SmahaUpdated on August 16, 2021 1 Minute Read Users of Moodle 2.1 and higher versions may experience an issue when attempting to install Moodle (using Fantastico or manually). Users who install Moodle through Fantastico are able to complete the installation but will see a blank white screen when attempting to log in. Users who attempt to install Moodle manually, will receive an error that Moodle requires PHP version 5.3.2. This is due to a mismatch in the required PHP version for Moodle 2.1 and higher. Currently, PHP 5.3 is not available on our servers. Unfortunately, upgrading to PHP 5.3 in a shared environment is not an option. This can potentially break other customers software they might be using to operate their websites. To use Moodle 2.1 please see our article: Modifying the lib.php file in Moodle 2.1 versions and higher Before making and changes, we do recommend creating a backup of your account. If you have any further questions please feel free to submit a question in your Community Support area. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie Smaha is a digital strategy, web development, and SEO leader with 20 years of experience. She built her foundation in fast-paced agency environments before moving in-house to InMotion Hosting, where she leads go-to-market programs, agency initiatives, and technical product marketing that connects product capability to real customer decisions. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Setting up an SMTP Connection in Moodle How to install Moodle using Fantastico Installing Moodle with Softaculous How to Add Content Security Policy in Moodle With the Local CSP Plugin Inserting an image slider in Moodle Changing the Moodle admin password through PhpMyAdmin Fix “uploaded file may exceed the post_max_size directive in php.ini” How to Add the Quiz Module in Moodle Adding the File Resource Module to Moodle Courses Integrate Jitsi with Moodle Courses
