Title: PHP 7.3 requirement
Last modified: August 29, 2020

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# PHP 7.3 requirement

 *  Resolved [almcr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/almcr/)
 * (@almcr)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-3-requirement/)
 * what PHP code being used in this theme requires PHP 7.3?? my local wordpress 
   system using XAMPP is at PHP 7.2.8 and looking at updating it does not seem to
   be a trivial task.
 * This theme is also on wordpress.com, I downloaded a copy from there and it executes
   OK, when I downloaded it to my local wordpress system from wordpress.org, and
   I tried to activate it, it gave me a warning about the PHP level required.
 * I wanted to test it on my local system and check if the menu processing had been
   updated. functionality of the menu is not to my liking in this theme, it is handled
   in a most rudimentary manner.
 * Al

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-3-requirement/#post-13405469)
 * Make sure you’re using Seedlet 1.0.7.
 * Though PHP 7.4 or higher is officially recommended [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
   it will work on older versions of PHP.
 *  Thread Starter [almcr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/almcr/)
 * (@almcr)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-3-requirement/#post-13405812)
 * James
 * Thanks for the reply.
 * I do notice that the PHP requirement “Requires PHP: 7.3” has been removed from
   1.0.7. My system would not even let me download 1.0.6, telling me that PHP 7.3
   is required, when I tried running the update to the theme.
 * I don’t really have a problem with any s/w requirement like this, just that it
   would be nice to know why that requirement is put in there. Especially when the
   version on wordpress.com does not have any PHP requirement at present.
 * I am on PHP 7.2.8, and it does not seem to be a trivial task to update PHP. So
   I will just leave it alone until I am forced to upgrade or I move the whole local
   wordpress system to a new computer.
 * Al
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-3-requirement/#post-13405816)
 * WordPress.com is a fully managed environment, the PHP version cannot be customized,
   so generally themes downloaded from there don’t list any PHP requirements.
 * Check your hosting provider’s documentation for updating PHP, most have it as
   a simple drop-down menu setting somewhere in the hosting account control panel.

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