[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63983: wordpress-importer tests failing for old branches on PHP < 7.2

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#63983: wordpress-importer tests failing for old branches on PHP < 7.2
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 Reporter:  desrosj           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch       |     Focuses:
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Description changed by desrosj:

Old description:

> The WordPress Importer plugin has raised the minimum required version of
> PHP to 7.2 as of September 5, 2025 (see [https://github.com/WordPress
> /wordpress-importer/pull/196 the PR on GitHub]).
>
> This has caused the PHPUnit tests to fail when running on older versions
> of PHP.
>
> The test workflow either needs a new boolean input to control whether
> these tests run, or the importer tests should be disabled entirely in
> older branches supporting PHP 7.1 and earlier.

New description:

 The WordPress Importer plugin has raised the minimum required version of
 PHP to 7.2 as of September 5, 2025 (see [https://github.com/WordPress
 /wordpress-importer/pull/196 the PR on GitHub]).

 This has caused the PHPUnit tests to fail when running on older versions
 of PHP.

 The Importer tests were removed from wordpress-develop in #42668/[59769].

 The test workflow either needs a new boolean input to control whether
 these tests run, or the importer tests should be disabled entirely in
 older branches supporting PHP 7.1 and earlier.

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