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 Ask your questions, show off your FlatPress blog and meet fellow FlatPressers at the [support forum](https://forum.flatpress.org).
 
 ## Requirements
-FlatPress runs on any web server (e.g. Apache or IIS) with PHP 5.6 or higher. Since all data is stored in files, no database is needed.
+FlatPress runs on any web server (e.g. Apache or IIS) with PHP 7.1 or higher. Since all data is stored in files, no database is needed.
 
 ## Credits
 There are many people who contributed to FlatPress over the years. [See them here.](./CONTRIBUTORS.md)