[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40934: Allow PHP version requirements for plugins & themes

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#40934: Allow PHP version requirements for plugins & themes
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by joostdevalk):

 Replying to [comment:9 blobfolio]:
 > @joostdevalk Beyond a main PHP version, I think it would also be
 necessary to support extension requirements. Compatibility issues faced by
 my plugins are as often to be found there as the main version. Naming
 could get a bit tricky, so maybe it would be best to adopt the same
 approach Composer uses https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md
 #platform-packages; people should be pretty familiar with that.

 Because I wanted to keep this thread readable, I've kept that bit out. I
 had thought about that, but am not sure if we want to go there immediately
 as it considerably grows the task at hand. At the same time, I can see why
 a plugin would require a specific minimum MySQL version for instance, so
 we should at least build this with future extensibility in mind.

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