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title: "Breaking: #73655 - PHP 7 required"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-73655"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-73655-Php7Required.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #73655 - PHP 7 required

See [forge#73655](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/73655)

## Description

TYPO3 CMS 8 requires PHP 7. The system will exit with a message if this
requirement is not fulfilled.

## Migration

Upgrade to at least PHP 7.0.0.