Increase the default minimum PHP version shortcode to "7.2"

[sirreal]

WordPress 6.6 changed the minimum supported PHP version to PHP 7.2.
The requirements page continues to claim 7.0+:
WordPress also works with PHP 7.0+ and MySQL 5.5.5+.
The compatibility page notes that WordPress 6.6 dropped support for versions 7.0 and 7.1.

Fixes https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7723

Props pkevan

[sirreal]

I've tried running this locally, but I don't see the shortcode value updated 😕

It looks like this change should be sufficient, I'm not sure what the issue is:

wporg-main-2022/source/wp-content/themes/wporg-main-2022/patterns/about-requirements.php

Lines 46 to 51 in ac37e0b

	<!-- wp:paragraph -->
	<p><?php
	/* translators: [minimum_php] is a shortcode and should not be translated. */
	_e( 'Note: If you are in a legacy environment where you only have older PHP or MySQL versions, WordPress also works with PHP [minimum_php]+ and MySQL 5.5.5+. However, these versions have reached their official End Of Life and <strong>may expose your site to security vulnerabilities</strong>.', 'wporg' );
	?></p>
	<!-- /wp:paragraph -->

[Clorith]

The change noted here will modify the default value if the MINIMUM_PHP constant is not defined, if not then that constant needs to be modified, this is not declared in the theme, but rather in the Serverhappy config, found at https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/mu-plugins/pub/servehappy-config.php (this means that any patch for this particular file will need ot be written for trac, and not GitHub :) )

[sirreal]

Thanks for linking to that! I've attached a patch to the ticket.

[javiercasares]

I don't know if it can be possible, but it's not really 7.2, but 7.2.24 or 7.2.24 (depends on the source) the minimum version…

https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/04/08/dropping-support-for-php-7-1/
https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2024/07/10/wordpress-6-6-server-compatibility/