bump php version requirement

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Setup.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Setup.php
index f068cbef8..3a188d9ce 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Setup.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Setup.php
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ class Setup extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 	function check_php(&$phpath, &$checks) {
 		$help = '';
 
-		if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.1') < 0) {
-			$help .= t('PHP version 7.1 or greater is required.');
+		if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0') < 0) {
+			$help .= t('PHP version 8.0 or greater is required.');
 			$this->check_add($checks, t('PHP version'), false, true, $help);
 		}
 
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php b/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
index 6bdb89ab1..f50ef17ae 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Photo/PhotoDriver.php
@@ -344,19 +344,13 @@ abstract class PhotoDriver {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * PHP 7.2 allows you to use a stream resource, which should reduce/avoid
-		 * memory exhaustion on large images.
-		 */
-
-		if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0') >= 0) {
-			$f = @fopen($filename, 'rb');
-		} else {
-			$f = $filename;
-		}
+		$f = @fopen($filename, 'rb');
 
 		if($f) {
-			return @exif_read_data($f, null, true);
+			// exif_read_data accepts a stream resource in php > 7.2
+			$x = @exif_read_data($f, null, true);
+			fclose($f);
+			return $x;
 		}
 
 		return false;