What steps can developers take to convince server administrators to update to a more recent version of PHP for better security and functionality?

To convince server administrators to update to a more recent version of PHP for better security and functionality, developers can highlight the benefits of the latest version, such as improved performance, new features, and most importantly, enhanced security measures to protect against vulnerabilities present in older versions. 

<?php

// Code snippet to check PHP version
$required_php_version = '7.4.0';

if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $required_php_version) < 0) {
    echo 'Your PHP version is outdated. Please consider updating to at least PHP ' . $required_php_version . ' for better security and functionality.';
}

?>

Keywords

PHP server administrators security functionality update

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