Title: PHP Version
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# PHP Version

 *  [Alexia C.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexia-c/)
 * (@alexia-c)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-21/)
 * Hello!
 * I was hoping to test this plugin on my site to add YouTube videos to our media
   library, but I am unable to even run it due to our PHP version being 5.3.1. Is
   there a reason why 5.3.3 is necessary for this plugin? Running WordPress 4.3 
   only requires 5.2.4 or greater. I can’t imagine that there would be a huge difference
   between 5.3.1 and 5.3.3. Just curious if there’s any way to try this running 
   my version as I would like to test it to see if it will solve our issue.
 * Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-medias-lite/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-medias-lite/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Louis-Michel Raynauld](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loumray/)
 * (@loumray)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-21/#post-6480157)
 * Hi Alexia,
 * The plugin uses a code library for connecting to media services that needs 5.3.3.
   As you can see for yourself here ([http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.3](http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.3)),
   there is in fact quite a difference between 5.3.1 and 5.3.3…
 * It is true wordpress support old php version up to 5.2.4. However, PHP itself
   does not support 5.4 and older (see [http://php.net/supported-versions.php](http://php.net/supported-versions.php))
 * Using deprecated PHP versions is rather unsecure and not recommended even if 
   wordpress still support these versions.
 * As a side note, I have to say that I am looking at the possibility to drop support
   of PHP 5.3 in the near future;
 * So i’m sorry, it cannot run on your current PHP version. I invite you to give
   a try to PHP 5.6, it is worth the time. Faster and safer, you won’t regret it!
 * Cheers,

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 * Last reply from: [Louis-Michel Raynauld](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loumray/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-21/#post-6480157)
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