[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.2

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#57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.2
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov                       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
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Component:  General                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests 2nd-        |     Focuses:
  opinion                                        |
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Comment (by ZanderZ):

 Replying to [comment:29 azaozz]:
 [...]
 > 1. The number of sites that will be "left behind" (on less than the new
 min version) have to be less than 5%, not 5% per PHP version. [...]
 > 2. [...] 6.2 is far too soon to bump the minimum PHP version. What
 usually happens when WordPress announces PHP version bump is that hosting
 companies start to move WP sites to newer PHP versions. [...]

 Words cannot express how disappointing this statement is :( The last
 sentence highlighted in the quote should be a reason to make this
 announcement ASAP.
 PHP 7.0.0 was released **7 years ago**, that's ancient!

 I really feel you should rethink the "5% total" rule, because as pointed
 out above, sites that are still on WP 5.1 or lower are likely ghost sites
 and shouldn't inhibit WordPress' progress.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57345#comment:49>
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