[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47219: Site Health Check: handing out false security information about PHP versions

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#47219: Site Health Check: handing out false security information about PHP
versions
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 Reporter:  DavidAnderson   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:  5.2
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                  |
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 I have just updated a site to WP 5.2. The site is running on PHP 7.2.18.
 Going to Tools -> Site Health, it recommends that I update PHP, and says
 "Newer versions of PHP are both faster and more secure".

 The information about security is not well-grounded in cases like this.
 There's no claim I can find from the PHP group themselves that the latest
 release in one currently-fully-maintained PHP series, is less secure than
 the latest release in another currently-fully-maintained series.
 Developers no doubt all want people to run the latest version possible,
 and I'm all for that. But inaccurate information reduces credibility.

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