[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         |       Type:  feature request
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  Plugins
  Version:                   |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 If I write a plugin that uses namespaces, and test locally and find no
 issues, everything is okay for me.

 However namespaces is a PHP 5.3 feature, and a significant portion of the
 userbase is on 5.2.x.

 Given the rise of PHP 5.3 usage, and oncoming 5.4 features, I'd like to be
 able to declare that such a plugin requires PHP 5.3 minimum else it will
 break, and for WordPress to respect this if the plugin is installed on a
 5.2.x server by preventing activation of a plugin that is guaranteed to
 cause a fatal error as a result.

 e.g. for one of my own plugins:


 {{{
 <?php
 /*
 Plugin Name: Local Indicator
 Plugin URI: http://tomjn.com
 Description: Indicates the current server used via a colour coded IP in
 the top admin bar, useful for telling live and Local dev environments
 apart
 Author: Tom J Nowell, Interconnect/IT
 Version: 1.3
 Minimum PHP: 5.3
 Author URI: http://tomjn.com/
 */
 }}}

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