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 # Requirements
 
-- MySQL/MariaDB 5.1+ (with experimental support for PostgreSQL 8+ and SQLite 3)
-- PHP 5.3.7+
+- MySQL/MariaDB 5.1+ (with experimental support for PostgreSQL 9+ and SQLite 3)
+- PHP 5.4.8+
 - GD or ImageMagick
 
 # Installation