Title: Get Version 6.7.2
Last modified: March 11, 2025

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# Get Version 6.7.2

 *  [charliemcc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charliemcc/)
 * (@charliemcc)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-version-6-7-2/)
 * Hi, I am running our website PHP version 5.6.40, it says we need to **Get Version
   6.7.2** , our website developer has told us if we update the website it will 
   break? . certain elements of the website no longer work, twitter feed , scrolling
   ticker, seo etc. Is there any advise on this? Thanks
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
      Reason: removed redundant urls
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fget-version-6-7-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-version-6-7-2/#post-18355246)
 * PHP 5.6 is extremely outdated. There have been no security updates or corrections
   for this version since 2019. A change to a current PHP version (such as 8.1 or
   newer) is strongly recommended.
 * WordPress in the current version 6.7.x is only compatible with PHP 7.2 or newer.
   This means that you cannot perform a direct update (neither of PHP nor of WordPress).
   Your developer would have to do this step by step. My recommendation would be
   to update PHP to 7.2 first, then update WordPress and all plugins and the theme.
   Then set PHP to 8.1.
 * The sticking point here are the plugins you use and the theme. If these have 
   not kept up with the times, then you will probably have to do without some of
   them. In the worst case, you will also need a completely new theme. Your developer
   will certainly have to provide you with a solution here. The alternative to updating
   would be a completely new website.

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