id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
21316	wp_check_php_mysql_versions() is broken in PHP 4	SergeyBiryukov	nacin	"Since [19760].

`wp_load_translations_early()` includes `functions.php`, which in turn includes `option.php`. This leads to the parse error when running PHP 4 (due to the `clone` keyword being used there):
{{{
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in wp-includes/option.php on line 225
}}}
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.4.1/wp-includes/option.php#L224

In 3.3, a proper error message was shown:
{{{
Your server is running PHP version 4.4.7 but WordPress 3.3.3 requires at least 5.2.4.
}}}

* http://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-anyone-help-parse-error-syntax-error
* http://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-trying-to-run-installphp
* https://www.google.com/search?q=%22wp-includes%2Foption.php+on+line+225%22"	defect (bug)	closed	normal	3.4.2	Upgrade/Install	3.4	normal	fixed	has-patch commit