[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:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 My understanding is that the "5% or less" calculation would not include
 sites that are running on unsupported PHP versions. AFAIK only sites that
 will be affected by the version bump are counted (i.e. sites that may be
 left behind if their hosting is not updated).

 For example the PHP 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, etc. versions have been unsupported for
 several years. The sites that are still on these old versions will not be
 affected by a PHP version bump from 7.0 to 7.2. They are most likely not
 actively maintained any more.

 Having said that I also agree with @hellofromTonya that "Bumps are
 intentionally slow to avoid leaving users behind for those users who are
 on hosting that does not (yet) offer the version being proposed". Would be
 ideal if the number of sites that "were left behind" after the last bump
 decreases more. 3.21% still on PHP 5.6 seems a lot.

 The bump to PHP 7.0 was about seven months ago [56141]. Perhaps the bump
 to 7.2 should be about a year later, i.e. in WP 6.6?

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