Bump required PHP version to 5.5.9

Result of RfC and extensive discussion. RfC approved
by Tim/ArchCom on 2016-01-27.

Bug: T75901
Depends-On: I00e2e7adf5202384fc92371b8d0551782c3c17cb
Change-Id: I68c5b5d60952418ff8300c163edfe2275571f41f

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d07596..9062194 100644 (file)
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   include:
     - env: dbtype=mysql
-      php: 5.3
+      php: 5.5
     - env: dbtype=postgres
-      php: 5.3
+      php: 5.5
     - env: dbtype=mysql
       php: hhvm
     - env: dbtype=mysql

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 2054a57..4651a0c 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki
 "in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
 
 Required software:
-* Web server with PHP 5.3.3 or higher.
+* Web server with PHP 5.5.9 or higher.
 * A SQL server, the following types are supported
 ** MySQL 5.0.3 or higher
 ** PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
index d1f8ca7..ff1b61f 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ THIS IS NOT A RELEASE YET
 MediaWiki 1.27 is an alpha-quality branch and is not recommended for use in
 production.
 
+=== PHP version requirement ===
+As of 1.27, MediaWiki now requires PHP 5.5.9 or higher. This corresponds with
+HHVM 3.1.
+
 === Configuration changes in 1.27 ===
 * $wgUseLinkNamespaceDBFields was removed.
 * Deprecated $wgResourceLoaderMinifierStatementsOnOwnLine and
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ changes to languages because of Phabricator reports.
 
 == Compatibility ==
 
-MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.3.3 or later. There is experimental support for
+MediaWiki 1.27 requires PHP 5.5.9 or later. There is experimental support for
 HHVM 3.6.5 or later.
 
 MySQL is the recommended DBMS. PostgreSQL or SQLite can also be used, but

diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f326dcb..6e9594c 100644 (file)
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                "mediawiki/at-ease": "1.1.0",
                "oojs/oojs-ui": "0.15.2",
                "oyejorge/less.php": "1.7.0.10",
-               "php": ">=5.3.3",
+               "php": ">=5.5.9",
                "psr/log": "1.0.0",
                "wikimedia/assert": "0.2.2",
                "wikimedia/base-convert": "1.0.1",

diff --git a/includes/PHPVersionCheck.php b/includes/PHPVersionCheck.php
index eaab9c8..1eafcfa 100644 (file)
--- a/includes/PHPVersionCheck.php
+++ b/includes/PHPVersionCheck.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 function wfEntryPointCheck( $entryPoint ) {
        $mwVersion = '1.27';
-       $minimumVersionPHP = '5.3.3';
+       $minimumVersionPHP = '5.5.9';
        $phpVersion = PHP_VERSION;
 
        if ( !function_exists( 'version_compare' )