[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.2

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#57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.2
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  6.2
Component:  General                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jrf):

 Replying to [comment:12 costdev]:
 > The last minor in the PHP 7.2 branch is
 [https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#PHP_7_2 7.2.34].
 >
 > @SergeyBiryukov, do we have data on PHP 7.2 minor usage? If so, we could
 just start from the first 7.2 minor with 5%+ usage.

 I don't have access to WP specific data, but based on world-wide usage,
 PHP 7.2.24 would be a good version to set as minimum:
 https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/7.2

 The CVE version listing looks to be grossly out of date:
 https://www.cvedetails.com/version-list/74/128/1/PHP-PHP.html so it may be
 harder to determine which version to choose based on known
 vulnerabilities.

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