[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5257: Bump ServeHappy PHP recommendation

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#5257: Bump ServeHappy PHP recommendation
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 Reporter:  Clorith  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  API      |   Keywords:  has-patch
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 previously #4671

 It's that time again, PHP has had a couple of updates, and time has
 passed.

 With that in mind, there's a desire to start nudging things forward again
 in terms of adoption rates for PHP versions.

 Currently, the ServeHappy dashboard widget is showing the upgrade notice
 to uses of PHP 5.6 or lower.

 After discussing with the core Site Health team, and the Hosting Team, it
 has come up that the most sensible next move is to show the upgrade notice
 to users of PHP <=7.1 (this means setting `ACCEPTABLE_PHP` to `7.2`)

 Looking at the numbers, we're seeing roughly 25% of sites running a
 WordPress version that includes ServeHappy would then get an upgrade
 notice.

 Along with this, the attached patch also updates other relevant versions
 numbers for the `SUPPORTED_PHP` and `SECURE_PHP` versions which relate to
 the actively supported, and security updates only versions respectively.

 And a quick comment change to make it much clearer what the last constant
 actually related to/controls.

 As with the previous bump, this ticket acts as a reminder, as we wish to
 do the bump on Friday June 12th (no specific time of day), giving enough
 time for the hosting team to get situated, as well as for us to signal
 boost the change.

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