[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58719: Bump the minimum PHP version to 7.2

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#58719: Bump the minimum PHP version to 7.2
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 Reporter:  justlevine   |       Owner:  johnbillion
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  6.6
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 Thanks for keeping on top of the stats @samiamnot.

 Just to temper expectations, I expect we'll be in a position to look at
 another bump to the minimum supported PHP version in WordPress 6.9 in
 summer next year (a year after 6.6 which was a year after 6.3), but it
 depends on the usage stats.

 > We may want to proactively start warning admins in a more clear manner
 about updating PHP versions

 If you're running PHP < 7.4 then a message currently appears in a "PHP
 Update Recommended" widget on the admin dashboard and on the Site Health
 screen. Not really proactive, I suppose, but it's there. Plus the biggest
 impact to PHP version usage is when hosts update their infrastructure en
 masse.

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