What should the next PHP version recommendation be?

Hi All,

It’s been 8 weeks since the minimum required PHPPHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP response. version for WordPress was increased from PHP 5.2 to PHP 5.6.

Before we increase the minimum required PHP version again, we would like to trigger the servehappy warning banner to sites running on one of the end of life (EOL) copies of PHP. Before we can do that, we need to understand the impact the next PHP version recommendation would have on the users.

This is where the HostingHosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Team guidance would be awesome! Any feedback on the following three questions would be great.

1. How has the PHP minimum requirement bump affected you?
2. What should the next PHP minimum recommendation be and why?
3. What common issues do you foresee having with the sites that you host with the next PHP bump?

— Edit: Adding a 4th question: What versions of PHP should we target with a servehappy warning banner? These are not minimum requirements but encouragements to get people to be proactive and bump their PHP version before the minimum requirement bump happens. #site-health

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