[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:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by MikeSchinkel):

 Replying to [comment:19 TJNowell]:
 > If I write a plugin that uses namespaces and someone finds it and
 installs it on a server running 5.2, it will fail. It should instead
 degrade gracefully and warn the user. The user should be able to see ''"oh
 I have 5.2, it needs 5.3"'' and choose whether to upgrade or pick another
 plugin.

 Maybe I'm missing something but your plugin can resolve this issue on it's
 own.  Have your main file `version_compare()` for PHP 5.3 before
 `require()`ing any files that contain namespaces and if PHP 5.2.x then
 tell the user and [http://grinninggecko.com/activating-deactivating-
 wordpress-plugins-programmatically/ deactivate the plugin]. Does this not
 work for some reason I have not considered?

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