Changeset 60341 for trunk/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml

Timestamp:

06/23/2025 06:26:45 PM (15 months ago)

Author:

johnbillion

Message:

Security: Cease support for WordPress 4.1 through 4.6.

Props desrosj, sirlouen, johnbillion.

See #63595

File:

• trunk/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml

@@ -173 +173 @@
       multisite: ${{ matrix.multisite }}
 
-  # Tests 4.x releases where the WordPress database version changed on the oldest and newest supported versions of PHP 7.
+  # The oldest version of WordPress receiving security updates should always be tested against
+  # the widest possible list of PHP/MySQL combinations.
   #
-  # The oldest version of WordPress receiving security updates should always be tested.
-  upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-7x-mysql:
-    name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ 'ubuntu-24.04' ]
-        php: [ '7.2', '7.4' ]
-        db-type: [ 'mysql' ]
-        db-version: [ '5.7', '8.4' ]
-        wp: [ '4.1', '4.2', '4.3', '4.4', '4.5', '4.6', '4.7' ]
-        multisite: [ false, true ]
-
-        exclude:
-          # The PHP <= 7.3/MySQL 8.4 jobs currently fail due to mysql_native_password being disabled by default. See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61218.
-          - php: '7.2'
-            db-version: '8.4'
-    with:
-      os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      php: ${{ matrix.php }}
-      db-type: ${{ matrix.db-type }}
-      db-version: ${{ matrix.db-version }}
-      wp: ${{ matrix.wp }}
-      new-version: ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
-      multisite: ${{ matrix.multisite }}
-
-  # Tests 4.x releases where the WordPress database version changed on the oldest and newest supported versions of PHP 8.
-  #
-  # The oldest version of WordPress receiving security updates should always be tested.
-  #
-  # WordPress 4.6-4.9 are excluded from PHP 8+ testing because of the following fatal errors:
+  # WordPress 4.7 is excluded from PHP 8+ testing because of the following fatal errors:
   # - Use of __autoload().
   # - array/string offset with curly braces.
-  upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-8x-mysql:
-    name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ 'ubuntu-24.04' ]
-        php: [ '8.0', '8.4' ]
-        db-type: [ 'mysql' ]
-        db-version: [ '5.7', '8.4' ]
-        wp: [ '4.1', '4.2', '4.3', '4.4', '4.5' ]
-        multisite: [ false, true ]
-    with:
-      os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      php: ${{ matrix.php }}
-      db-type: ${{ matrix.db-type }}
-      db-version: ${{ matrix.db-version }}
-      wp: ${{ matrix.wp }}
-      new-version: ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
-      multisite: ${{ matrix.multisite }}
-
-  # The oldest version of WordPress receiving security updates should always be tested against
-  # the full list of PHP/MySQL combinations.
   upgrade-tests-oldest-wp-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
@@ -242 +187 @@
       matrix:
         os: [ 'ubuntu-24.04' ]
-        php: [ '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2', '8.3', '8.4' ]
+        php: [ '7.2', '7.3', '7.4' ]
         db-type: [ 'mysql' ]
         db-version: [ '5.7', '8.0', '8.4', '9.3' ]
-        wp: [ '4.1' ]
+        wp: [ '4.7' ]
         multisite: [ false, true ]
 
@@ -274 +219 @@
       actions: read
       contents: read
-    needs: [ upgrade-tests-recent-releases, upgrade-tests-wp-6x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-7x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-8x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-7x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-8x-mysql, upgrade-tests-oldest-wp-mysql ]
+    needs: [ upgrade-tests-recent-releases, upgrade-tests-wp-6x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-7x-mysql, upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-8x-mysql, upgrade-tests-oldest-wp-mysql ]
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && always() }}
     with: