Problem/Motivation

Currently, Drupal 8.9's recommended PHP version is 7.2, which will be EOL before 8.9 is.

Proposed resolution

Increase the recommended PHP version to 7.3.

Remaining tasks

User interface changes

Sites on 7.2 will now see the status report info message:

It is recommended to upgrade to PHP version 7.3 or higher for the best ongoing support. See PHP's version support documentation and the Drupal 8 PHP requirements handbook page for more information.

Before

Status report on site running PHP 7.2 before the patch, no warning.

After

Status report on site running PHP 7.2 after the patch, warning shown (but no errors).

API changes

None.

Data model changes

None.

Release notes snippet

Drupal 8.9 runs on all PHP 7 versions; however, it is recommended to update to at least PHP 7.3. Only PHP 7.3 and 7.4 are supported by the PHP maintainers until Drupal 8.9's end-of-life in November 2021.

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Comments

xjm created an issue. See original summary.

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Status: Active » Needs review
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Found one of my sites still on 7.2 to test this on. No errors, just added warning text.

- NeedsScreenshots
- NeedsManualTesting
+ RTBC ;)

Thanks,
-Derek

  • catch committed 3c76ed2 on 8.9.x
    Issue #3135250 by xjm, dww: [8.9 only] Increase recommended PHP version...
catch’s picture

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

Committed 3c76ed2 and pushed to 8.9.x. Thanks!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.