Latest update requires PHP v7.4

[purplecodes]

Description

ROP requires at least PHP v7.2 or higher and this is also displayed in wp.org. https://vertis.d.pr/i/aBd2JD

But since the last update (v9.0.15), some free users are reporting that they are getting the error below:

Fatal error: Composer detected issues in your platform: Your Composer dependencies require a PHP version ">= 7.4.0". You are running 7.3.33-10+ubuntu20.04.1+deb.sury.org+1. in /s1-suspendship/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/tweet-old-post/vendor/composer/platform_check.php on line 24
There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions.

If this is the new requirement, please update the PHP version requirement on wp.org.
It would be good as well if there is a way for us to inform the users before they update as they will be locked our from their WordPress Dashboard if they have a lower PHP version than required.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

Steps to replicate:

1. Install and activate the Revive Old Posts plugin.
2. If your version of PHP is lower than v7.4, you will most likely get the error stated above.

https://vertis.d.pr/i/m9Zob1

Ticket: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/latest-update-breaks-site-with-php-7-3/

Is the issue you are reporting a regression

Yes, this is a regression.

[girishpanchal30]

@purplecodes Now some composer packages required 7.4 or above PHP version, we need to update the readme.txt file in wp.org
@vytisbulkevicius Can please you please update the readme file?
PR #880

[gingerbeardman]

The plugin functionality didn't change, so why does requirements?

Only because of some composer packages?

It is surely possible to avoid using those things that needs 7.4? Then we could retain current compatibility.

[girishpanchal30]

Only because of some composer packages?

Yes, abraham/twitteroauth package required a 7.4 or above PHP version.

Thanks

[pirate-bot]

🎉 This issue has been resolved in version 9.0.16 🎉

The release is available on GitHub release

Your semantic-release bot 📦🚀

[vytisbulkevicius]

@girishpanchal30, readme.txt file was updated but data on wordpress.org was not changed (related to min PHP version required).

Seems like we need to change it here also - https://github.com/Codeinwp/tweet-old-post/blob/master/tweet-old-post.php

[vytisbulkevicius]

Ignore this, the release is done and the min PHP version appears correctly now.

[gingerbeardman]

Only because of some composer packages?

Yes, abraham/twitteroauth package required a 7.4 or above PHP version.

Thanks

Soon this package will require PHP8

I think ROP should not be tied to such a package. There are other Twitter OAuth packages that do not require the latest PHP.