[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:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jb510):

 It's really not just about namespaces (or magic constants like __DIR__ or
 anonymous functions or DateTime::diff or ots of things), it's about user
 experience.

 In the last 6 months I've had as many sites white screened on update by
 plugins from .org using 5.3+ functions.  Heck, QueryMonitor was one of
 those plugins!

 All I can add to this at this point is say that I really wish a year ago a
 PHP Required version check for plugins had been added core.  Seems like a
 _very_ good idea.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23880#comment:42>
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