install.php |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git install.php install.php
index 210c313..9d778a7 100644
--- install.php
+++ install.php
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 // $Id: install.php,v 1.237 2010/02/17 04:19:51 webchick Exp $
 
+// Exit early if running an incompatible PHP version to avoid fatal errors.
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.4') < 0) {
+  print 'Drupal requires PHP Version 5.2.4 or higher. See the Requirements page - http://drupal.org/requirements';
+  exit;
+}
+
 /**
  * @file
  * Initiates a browser-based installation of Drupal.