From 4bfda589469ed239fe682913bcf86f58275af471 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: csemazharul <54615735+csemazharul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 12:30:36 +0600
Subject: [PATCH] chore: raise minimum PHP version to 7.4

Update composer.json, the Rector PHP version and set, and CLAUDE.md.
The composer compat script already targets 7.4.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 CLAUDE.md     | 4 ++--
 composer.json | 2 +-
 rector.php    | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index d9695a8..193e024 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 `bitapps/wp-validator` — a Composer library (PSR-4: `BitApps\WPValidator\` → [src/](src/)) providing Laravel-style validation and sanitization for WordPress. Public API and the full rule list are documented in [README.md](README.md); update it when adding a rule or sanitizer.
 
-**PHP 7.2 is the floor.** No typed properties, no arrow functions, no null coalescing assignment, no union types. Return types on methods are used and fine. [rector.php](rector.php) pins `PhpVersion::PHP_72` and skips the typed-property rectors for this reason.
+**PHP 7.4 is the floor.** No union types or other PHP 8+ syntax. Return types on methods are used and fine. [rector.php](rector.php) pins `PhpVersion::PHP_74` and skips the typed-property rectors.
 
 ## Commands
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 composer test:unit                                  # full suite (Pest, --testdox, excludes group 'db')
 ./vendor/bin/pest tests/Rules/BetweenTest.php       # single file
 ./vendor/bin/pest --filter='between accepts a length of zero'   # single test by name
-composer compat                                     # PHPCompatibility check against PHP 7.2
+composer compat                                     # PHPCompatibility check against PHP 7.4
 composer rector                                     # Rector dry-run (never auto-applies)
 ```
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 251ed5c..7956bd3 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     },
 
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.2"
+        "php": ">=7.4"
       },
     "require-dev": {
         "pestphp/pest": "^2.18",
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index f815ed8..a808ff6 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     ->withPaths([
         __DIR__ . '/src',
     ])
-    ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_72)
+    ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_74)
     ->withSkip([
         UnwrapFutureCompatibleIfPhpVersionRector::class,
         TypedPropertyFromStrictConstructorRector::class,
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
         // strictBooleans: true,
         // naming: true,
     )
-    ->withSets([SetList::PHP_72]);
+    ->withSets([SetList::PHP_74]);