[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34568: Show admin_notice on Update screen with PHP 5.2

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#34568: Show admin_notice on Update screen with PHP 5.2
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 Reporter:  mpol             |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 The time is right to evangelize users to upgrade PHP 5.2 to newer
 versions. A way to accomplish that is to have a notice on the Admin Update
 screen with a text like this:

 "Your WordPress install is running on version 5.2 of PHP. In a future
 release this version of PHP will not be supported anymore by WordPress.
 Please contact your hosting provider about having them upgrade their
 version of PHP."

 PHP 5.2 was released in 2006 and only supported untill 2011. Version 5.3
 was released in 2009. It is high time hosting providers update their
 infrastructure.
 Currently even version 5.3 and 5.4 are considered deprecated.

 Hosting providers that still use version 5.2 have neglected to maintain
 their infrastructure. When WordPress does not move, they will not move
 either. Getting support requests from their customers will be a push in
 the right direction.

 Currently 11.3% of the WordPress installs are running on PHP 5.2. This way
 of evangelizing might make that number go down.

 Some people might consider this notice a nag-screen.
 I am not sure if it should be dismissible (I think not). It might be too
 easy to click it away and forget. It might be a good idea to have it show
 on each load of the Update screen.

 The text should not have any date or deadline, because it is uncertain
 when WordPress will have a minimal requirement for PHP 5.3.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34568>
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