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Jun 10, 2015
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Mininum required PHP version for 5.1.*
I've just noticed in the new docs that the minimun required PHP version for 5.1 it's PHP >= 5.5.9 http://laravel.com/docs/5.1/#installation
while in the 5.0 docs http://laravel.com/docs/5.0#server-requirements it says PHP >= 5.4, any specific reason why?
I just started a project using the 5.0.* version and will be running in a server with PHP 5.4, will I have any issues if I update to 5.1?
What do you guys recommend? thanks in advance
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Thanks @JohnRivs
Level 6
Yes, you will have issues on PHP 5.4 version, composer update will not work. General recommendation is upgrade PHP to newest version. Only exception to this rule is legacy nightmare apps.
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Dear Friends,
I am a newbie developer in Laravel. My Godaddy account only supports php 5.3 or 5.4. I think Laravel need minimum PHP version 5.6 . Am I right ?
I got error on home page as
"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CLASS, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/content/87/12501387/html/swaram/index.php on line 53"
Thanks
Anes P A
Level 48
PHP 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 are no longer supported.
http://php.net/supported-versions.php
If your hosting company does not support at least 5.6 (and it really should be 7+) it is not a company worth using.
That said I would be surprised if a hosting company as large as Godaddy doesn't offer newer versions of php. You might need to contact their support to be upgraded.
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