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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Support and announcements: https://int.vichan.net/devel/
 
 Requirements
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-1.	PHP >= 5.3
+1.	PHP >= 5.4 (we still try to keep compatibility with php 5.3 as much as possible)
 2.	MySQL/MariaDB server
 3.	[mbstring](http://www.php.net/manual/en/mbstring.installation.php) 
 4.	[PHP GD](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.image.php)