[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47644: Improve wording for PHP update warning in Site Health

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#47644: Improve wording for PHP update warning in Site Health
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 Reporter:  danieltj     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Site Health  |    Version:  5.2
 Severity:  minor        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 In the Site Health section of WordPress there is a warning about PHP being
 out of date needing to be updated to the latest version. This wording
 needs improvement for a number of reasons.

  1. It uses the word 'we' when no other checks use such language, this one
 thing is specifically personal and not uniform across other checks made.

  2. It doesn't include the version of PHP you are currently using. This
 can only be viewed under the 'Info' tab, this should be included in the
 check rather than forcing you to find out what it is.

  3. Most importantly, it doesn't include the PHP version you should be
 using. The development environment I'm currently using which I saw this on
 is using PHP 7.2.x. I thought it was the latest (and I'm not getting a PHP
 warning on the dashboard homepage). So it's rather confusing to be told
 it's out of date but not what version I really need.

 Changing the wording from...

 > `We recommend that you update PHP`

 to...

 > `Your PHP version is out of date`

 This is inline with other checks such as:

  - Your WordPress version is up to date (5.2.2)
  - Your site can perform loopback requests
  - Your site is not set to output debug information

 The paragraph of text further explaining the issue should also include the
 current PHP version (like it does in the WordPress check I've listed
 above) and the PHP version you need to update to.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47644>
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