[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.0

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#57345: Bump the minimum required PHP version to 7.0
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov                        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                                |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  General                               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:87 johnbillion]:

 > I am in favour of changing this ticket to target PHP 7.0 instead of 7.2.

 Frankly I'm on the fence here. Don't really see any significant benefits
 that PHP 7.0 has over PHP 5.6. On the other hand chances are that the
 sites that are currently on 5.6 will be moved straight to 7.4 or even
 8.0+. So at least these users may see some speed increase, etc.

 > My vote goes to 6.3. We've got almost three months...
 > For anyone reading along, this does not mean this will ''definitely''
 happen in 6.3, just that it is being proposed.

 Thinking three months may not be enough, but best would be to hear from
 the hosting community. As far as I'm aware each site would need to be
 tested separately with something like the [https://wordpress.org/plugins
 /php-compatibility-checker/ PHP Compatibility Checker] plugin, then moved
 and confirmed that is still works as expected. This is not a fast process
 :)

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