Update, document, and enforce minimum PHP version.

Closes joshdick#39.
matthprost · Jul 29, 2016 · d1124f5 · d1124f5
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ miniProxy is a simple web proxy written in PHP that can allow you to bypass Inte
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-miniProxy should be able to run on any web server with PHP 5.3 or later. PHP's cURL extension must be installed.
+miniProxy should be able to run on any web server with PHP 5.4.7 or later. PHP's cURL extension must be installed.
 
 ## Installation and Use
 

diff --git a/miniProxy.php b/miniProxy.php
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 
 ob_start("ob_gzhandler");
 
-if (!function_exists("curl_init")) die ("This proxy requires PHP's cURL extension. Please install/enable it on your server and try again.");
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4.7', '<')) {
+    die ("miniProxy requires PHP version 5.4.7 or later.");
+}
+
+if (!function_exists("curl_init")) die ("miniProxy requires PHP's cURL extension. Please install/enable it on your server and try again.");
 
 //Helper function for use inside $whitelistPatterns.
 //Returns a regex that matches all HTTP[S] URLs for a given hostname.