Tech Stack

The following describes the tech stack for Chamilo 2.0. All versions stated here are likely to change as new versions of Chamilo are released. Version numbers use Composer's versions notation which set rules to allow for some flexibility around versions.

Including hierarchical dependencies, Chamilo uses several hundred Free Software libraries. This list only includes the ones we use the most and that will likely affect the work of a Chamilo developer every week or so. We are greatful to all other Free Software developers out there making ou work easier, more maintainable and more secure.

Backend

Technology	Version	Purpose
PHP	8.2+	Runtime
Symfony	6.4.*	Framework
Doctrine ORM	^2.16	Database abstraction
API Platform	^3.0	REST API framework
oneup/flysystem-bundle	~4.0	File storage abstraction
vich/uploader-bundle	^2.8	File upload handling
stof/doctrine-extensions-bundle	^1.12	Doctrine extensions (tree, timestampable, sluggable)
lexik/jwt-authentication-bundle	^2.20	JWT authentication
nelmio/cors-bundle	^2.2	CORS headers
mpdf/mpdf	~8.0	PDF generation
phpoffice/phpspreadsheet	~1.16	Excel/spreadsheet handling
firebase/php-jwt	^7.0	JWT token handling
bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton-api-php	^2.0	BigBlueButton integration
packbackbooks/lti-1p3-tool	^6.4	LTI 1.3 implementation

Frontend

Technology	Version	Purpose
Vue.js	^3.5	UI framework
PrimeVue	^4.5	Component library
Pinia	^3.0	State management
Vue Router	5.0	Client-side routing
Vue I18n	11.3	Internationalization
Axios	^1.13	HTTP client
TinyMCE	^5.10	Rich text editor
Chart.js	^4.5	Charts and visualizations
FullCalendar	^6.1	Calendar component
Uppy	^4.5	File upload widget
PrimeFlex	^4.0	CSS utility framework

Build Tools

Technology	Version	Purpose
Composer	^2.8	PHP dependency manager
Webpack	^5.105	Module bundler
Symfony Webpack Encore	^5.3	Webpack wrapper for Symfony
Tailwind CSS	^3.4	Utility-first CSS framework
Sass	^1.98	CSS preprocessor
TypeScript	^5.9	Type-safe JavaScript
ESLint	^10.0	Linting
Prettier	3.8	Code formatting

Icons

Library	Version	Usage
@mdi/font	7.4.47	Material Design Icons (CSS classes mdi mdi-*)

Database

Chamilo supports:

• MySQL 5.7+

• MariaDB 10.11.2+

Cloud Storage

Via Flysystem adapters:

• Local filesystem (default)

• AWS S3 (league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3)

• Azure Blob Storage (league/flysystem-azure-blob-storage)

• Google Cloud Storage (league/flysystem-google-cloud-storage)