[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43992: Prevent activation of a plugin if its required PHP version is too high

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#43992: Prevent activation of a plugin if its required PHP version is too high
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 Reporter:  flixos90                             |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.2
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:
 Severity:  major                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-unit-tests servehappy dev-     |     Focuses:
  feedback has-patch needs-testing 2nd-opinion   |
  needs-refresh                                  |
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Changes (by desrosj):

 * keywords:
     needs-unit-tests servehappy dev-feedback has-patch needs-testing 2nd-
     opinion
     =>
     needs-unit-tests servehappy dev-feedback has-patch needs-testing 2nd-
     opinion needs-refresh


Comment:

 I think more granular error messaging in 5.2.1/5.3 can work.

 For the functions, let's use `wp_is_wp_compatible()` and
 `wp_is_php_compatible()`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43992#comment:41>
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