[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:  jorbin
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  General                              |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  needs-codex dev-feedback 2nd-        |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by fightthecurrent):

 Replying to [comment:101 johnbillion]:
 > Increasing the minimum required version of PHP would potentially result
 in hundreds of thousands of sites being "orphaned" on old versions of
 WordPress

 I'll use a sweeping generalization here: every other open source project
 does this. And it's ok. Declaring EOL is a natural, healthy part of
 releasing software.

 > and the project would be left with a security fix back-compat nightmare
 which is worse than it is now (security fixes are currently backported to
 3.7 when appropriate and it's becoming more difficult with every new
 release).

 Just like PHP has an EOL, WordPress can do the same. It's up to the user
 to keep their software up to date. Software is like food: if it sits for
 too long, it goes bad. The burden of responsibility lies on the user to
 clean out their fridge, not WordPress.

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