[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33381: Strategize the updating of minimum PHP version.

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#33381: Strategize the updating of minimum PHP version.
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 Reporter:  alexander.rohmann  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General            |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by chriscct7):

 A calendar deadline probably isn't reasonable. If an arbitrary date is
 picked, and the date comes and the % of users on each PHP version remains
 the same, then a new date would be set.

 > I know that we're still waiting for version numbers to decrease.
 Considering how far past EOL we've become, is that not reasonable?

 Not at all unfortunately: from a % users perspective, if WordPress updated
 to a minimum requirement of 5.4 tomorrow, almost half of WordPress
 installs wouldn't be able to operate on it. To have a minimum requirement
 of EOL/supported versions, would mean that in 30 days, the minimum
 requirement would be 5.5, which would mean over half of WordPress installs
 would not be able to operate on it.

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