diff --git a/include/variables_common.inc b/include/variables_common.inc
index ff4c496f6c8439eab6207411df7e765aa51611ce..06378dd609b7712de454eec4ad2c2b0d48623b2a 100644
--- a/include/variables_common.inc
+++ b/include/variables_common.inc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ define("CONFIGRDN", "cn=config,ou=fusiondirectory,"); /*! Define FusionDirectory
 /*!
  * \brief Minimum PHPĀ version
  */
-define('PHP_MIN_VERSION', '5.6.0');
+define('PHP_MIN_VERSION', '7.3.0');
 
 /*!
  * \brief Toggle crashing on PHP error, used for test suites