[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.0

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#57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.0
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov            |       Owner:  johnbillion
     Type:  task (blessed)            |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  General                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 For transparency, this minimum supported PHP version bump is pending
 approval from Josepha or Matt. The make/core post will only get published
 when it's approved.

 > I really don't get < 5% rule and I can't find any info on this. Why is
 this a criterion?

 You're right that this "rule" hasn't yet made its way into the core
 handbook. It's not concrete, it's one factor that's taken into account to
 determine if a minimum supported PHP version bump is warranted. Other
 factors include how long ago the prior bump was (2019 in the current case)
 and how fast the number is decreasing (0.1% every few weeks currently). 5%
 of WordPress sites is still hundreds of thousands of sites.

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