[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23880: Minimum PHP version in Plugins

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#23880: Minimum PHP version in Plugins
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 Reporter:  TJNowell         |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by nacin):

 My take: I think it's clear from the last few comments that parsing
 namespaces isn't a good selling point for a minimum PHP version header.
 That said, I'd like to see this conversation continue. Back when we had a
 minimum of PHP 4.x and many plugins were supporting only 5.x, it was a bit
 of a bumpy ride, as everyone had to do their own thing. Given that PHP is
 starting to move to a faster release cycle, it may eventually get to the
 point where we'll deal with minimum version changes more frequently. I
 could see us moving to PHP 5.3 as early as 2014. That means we should
 either do something, or not, depending on how you view this situation.
 Either way, I think it's worth further exploration and discussion.

 Adding the "close" keyword is not trigger happy. It is merely a
 recommendation. Closing a ticket ''could'' be considered trigger happy,
 but it wasn't in this case — especially when discussion can continue, and
 when tickets can always be re-opened.

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