[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62622: Bump minimum PHP version to 7.4

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#62622: Bump minimum PHP version to 7.4
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 Reporter:  justlevine                |       Owner:  johnbillion
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  General                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by bradshawtm):

 I agree that it'll be a while before PHP 7.4 can be dropped, but if there
 are no plans or tentative target dates, there's also little incentive for
 hosts to upgrade.

 On the other hand, if there are tentative plans on some roadmap, even a
 few years out, the upgrade rate will organically increase more rapidly and
 outreach to hosts is easier to do.

 PHP is releasing a new version every year, and we're not dropping old
 versions nearly as quickly; ideally there'd be a goal to narrow that gap
 rather than let it continue to widen.

 The good news is that PHP 7.4 has dropped by more than 8.5 points in the
 last 11 months (though obviously this will rate will level out over time
 without some way to continue that momentum).

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