Hi Jason,
Thanks for doing that.
It’s good to know that something which has sat for a while, has actually been of some interest, and use.
I’ve made some other suggestions for PHP Compatibility Checker which you’d be able to search for, mostly for function or improved user interface.
And while chatting.
Thanks for a very useful plugin.
It removed concerns with plugin compatibility, that allowed us to move up from PHP 5.6, all the way through to 7.#. Many problem plugins were identified along the way. The upgrade of PHP, has meant an increase in site speed, better alternatives for caching, improved security, and getting the most out of recent wordpress versions.
There are a great many sites still round about PHP version 5.6 which leaves them vulnerable. But they all choose to stay in that state, because of the risk of damage during the upgrade process. This plugin helps solve some of those concerns that cause ‘reticence to upgrade’.
I have also made suggestions, on how multiple plugin compatibilities ‘could be’ reported, to the benefit of all wordpress users.
From the experience gained from use of this plugin, it should be seriously considered as part of standard practice for PHP upgrades.
And if it is made standard practice, then make that known on this wordpress site.
That way, there would be tools on hand to assist the antiquated technologied websites to upgrade. And assisting the increased robustness of the sites, could be considered to be a good objective, along with the other objectives of this website.
Though that may not happen (at least for a while yet).
I imagine that it is also a good tool to be considered for use as part of a final check process for plugin authors, as it may help indentify less than optimum methods they may have used for handling different PHP versions. So their plugins have a better chance of entering circulation, with less chance of those kinds of errors. (they could even acknowledge “pre-checked by PHP Compatibility Checker” on their plugin site, as compatible with versions #,#,#)
So thank you for the work that you are doing.
