[wp-hackers] PHP requirement for plugins

[James Currie]

Nothing I'm aware of. This is what I use:

 public static function check_php_version() {
            $plugin_name = PLUGIN_NAME;
            $php_min_version = MIN_PHP_VERSION;
            $php_min_version_formatted = MIN_PHP_VERSION_FORMATTED;

            if ( ! ( PHP_VERSION_ID ) || version_compare( PHP_VERSION_ID,
$php_min_version, '<' )) {
                wp_die( sprintf( __( 'PHP version %1$s or greater is
required to use this version of the %2$s plugin!', 'text-domain' ),
"<strong>{$php_min_version_formatted}</strong>", $plugin_name ) );
            }

        }

The constants it references look like:

const MIN_PHP_VERSION = '50300';
const MIN_PHP_VERSION_FORMATTED = '5.3.0';

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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 3:05 PM, J.D. Grimes <jdg at codesymphony.co> wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
>
> I don't know if there is a "best practice" implementation of this out
> there or not. There is nothing like this in WordPress core, and probably
> never will be. You might want to take a look at
> https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26909 and the related tickets for
> a better understanding of why.
>
> - J.D.
>
> > On May 2, 2016, at 5:52 PM, Stephen Rider <wp-hackers at striderweb.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all —
> >
> > Is there a standardized method in WordPress to declare that a plugin or
> theme requires a certain version of PHP?  I’ve started coding my plugins to
> require PHP 5.4.
> >
> > I know I can write code that does something like check for the right PHP
> version and deactivate the plugin if it’s not met; but is there anything
> like this already within WP?  It would be great if we could just add a line
> to the Readme.txt or the plugin Headers.
> >
> > --
> > Stephen Rider
> >
> > wp-hackers at striderweb.com
> > http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia
> >
> >
> >
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