Title: Timing for v1.5.0 and v2.0.0 Author: Daniel Bachhuber Published: December 6, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) [Daniel Bachhuber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) 7:40 pm _on_ December 6, 2017   # Timing for v1.5.0 and v2.0.0 A heads up on some upcoming scheduled changes: * WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) v1.5.0 is slated to be released on Tuesday, January 30th. This will be the last release in the v1.x series, unless some critical issue necessitates a v1.5.1. * WP-CLI v2.x will require PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) 5.4 and higher. Given current release cadence, v2.0.0 could be released in the May timeframe. _Why?_ Travis CI is ending support of PHP 5.3 testing (targeting early April). I’m not very keen to invest time into some alternate CI system solely for those still running PHP 5.3. If you manage WordPress installs for others and don’t already have systems for helping them safely update PHP, you should take the time in 2018 to develop said systems. ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/2017/12/06/timing-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcli%2F2017%2F12%2F06%2Ftiming-for-v1-5-0-and-v2-0-0%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/120b2dbc332ea0daf46d432e7d1fd3bf9a2b98955f9bad07dfd3ff8eb0fdfc87? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Stephen Edgar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweb/) 1:01 am _on_ December 7, 2017 3. FYI: A workaround was created for GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) to continue PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) 5.2 & 5.3 testing on Travis CI [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/2049](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/2049) 4. This could easily be ported over to wp-cliWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) if required, I plan on doing it for WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. once Travis CI does turn off PHP 5.2 & 5.3. (I’m kind of hoping Travis CI actually implement this themselves) 5. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16b43937020e44059fb472b2e1f0b5bc19bb195123b9a303f7b1ed5abf2c35e5? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Daniel Bachhuber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) 1:07 am _on_ December 7, 2017 * Thanks [@netweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweb/). Unless there’s a really good, specific reason to keep PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) 5.3 support, I think this is as good of a reason as any to bump minimum. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa468c1aa157386c3f12dee414fad306e802a127b7bd3ef62d31d71d251b9175? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [rklrkl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rklrkl/) 4:49 pm _on_ December 7, 2017 - The only major WP hosting platform that still defaults to PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general- purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) 5.3 is probably CentOS 6 (still nearly 3 years of OS support left). A while ago, I started using the IUS repo for PHP 5.6 on CentOS 6 (best to jump to 5.6 first before trying out PHP 7!) and it seems to work OK, though there were some PHP language changes between 5.3 and 5.6 that we had to fix. - I would suggest that when you drop PHP 5.3 support with WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is [http://wp-cli.org/](http://wp-cli.org/) [https://make.wordpress.org/cli/](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/) 2.X, you mention the above scenario explicitly so that CentOS 6 hosters have a migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. path to WP-CLI 2.X. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16b43937020e44059fb472b2e1f0b5bc19bb195123b9a303f7b1ed5abf2c35e5? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Daniel Bachhuber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielbachhuber/) 4:51 pm _on_ December 7, 2017 * Good suggestions, [@rklrkl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rklrkl/). * Also worth noting that, if there’s a PHPPHP PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. [https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php) 5.6 executable on the filesystem, you can use PHP 5.6 with WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. 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