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 * PHP 7.2.5 or later with MySQL PDO driver
 * MySQL/MariaDB
 
-It is recommended to use PHP 7.4, as older versions have reached EOL
+It is recommended to use PHP 8.2, as older versions have reached EOL
 and may be deprecated for use with Zookeeper Online in the future.