diff --git a/admin/cli/install.php b/admin/cli/install.php
index 9f3c0df4359..0b6c5cac392 100644
--- a/admin/cli/install.php
+++ b/admin/cli/install.php
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ define('PHPUNIT_TEST', false);
 define('IGNORE_COMPONENT_CACHE', true);
 
 // Check that PHP is of a sufficient version
-if (version_compare(phpversion(), "5.4.4") < 0) {
+if (version_compare(phpversion(), "5.6.5") < 0) {
     $phpversion = phpversion();
     // do NOT localise - lang strings would not work here and we CAN NOT move it after installib
-    fwrite(STDERR, "Moodle 2.7 or later requires at least PHP 5.4.4 (currently using version $phpversion).\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Moodle 3.2 or later requires at least PHP 5.6.5 (currently using version $phpversion).\n");
     fwrite(STDERR, "Please upgrade your server software or install older Moodle version.\n");
     exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/admin/cli/install_database.php b/admin/cli/install_database.php
index b66805e4646..f41263ed9e5 100644
--- a/admin/cli/install_database.php
+++ b/admin/cli/install_database.php
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ Example:
 ";
 
 // Check that PHP is of a sufficient version
-if (version_compare(phpversion(), "5.4.4") < 0) {
+if (version_compare(phpversion(), "5.6.5") < 0) {
     $phpversion = phpversion();
     // do NOT localise - lang strings would not work here and we CAN NOT move it after installib
-    fwrite(STDERR, "Moodle 2.7 or later requires at least PHP 5.4.4 (currently using version $phpversion).\n");
+    fwrite(STDERR, "Moodle 3.2 or later requires at least PHP 5.6.5 (currently using version $phpversion).\n");
     fwrite(STDERR, "Please upgrade your server software or install older Moodle version.\n");
     exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 1000f939193..382c2522e53 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ if (!file_exists('../config.php')) {
 }
 
 // Check that PHP is of a sufficient version as soon as possible
-if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.4.4') < 0) {
+if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.6.5') < 0) {
     $phpversion = phpversion();
     // do NOT localise - lang strings would not work here and we CAN NOT move it to later place
-    echo "Moodle 2.7 or later requires at least PHP 5.4.4 (currently using version $phpversion).<br />";
+    echo "Moodle 3.2 or later requires at least PHP 5.6.5 (currently using version $phpversion).<br />";
     echo "Please upgrade your server software or install older Moodle version.";
     die();
 }
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 6a7209dc749..4bdcf4113b4 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ date_default_timezone_set(@date_default_timezone_get());
 @ini_set('display_errors', '1');
 
 // Check that PHP is of a sufficient version.
-if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.4.4') < 0) {
+if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.6.5') < 0) {
     $phpversion = phpversion();
     // do NOT localise - lang strings would not work here and we CAN not move it after installib
-    echo "Moodle 2.7 or later requires at least PHP 5.4.4 (currently using version $phpversion).<br />";
+    echo "Moodle 3.2 or later requires at least PHP 5.6.5 (currently using version $phpversion).<br />";
     echo "Please upgrade your server software or install older Moodle version.";
     die;
 }
diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index b9f51c1e287..2972b6b9d5c 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ if (file_exists("$CFG->dataroot/climaintenance.html")) {
 
 if (CLI_SCRIPT) {
     // sometimes people use different PHP binary for web and CLI, make 100% sure they have the supported PHP version
-    if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.4.4') < 0) {
+    if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.6.5') < 0) {
         $phpversion = phpversion();
         // do NOT localise - lang strings would not work here and we CAN NOT move it to later place
-        echo "Moodle 2.7 or later requires at least PHP 5.4.4 (currently using version $phpversion).\n";
+        echo "Moodle 3.2 or later requires at least PHP 5.6.5 (currently using version $phpversion).\n";
         echo "Some servers may have multiple PHP versions installed, are you using the correct executable?\n";
         exit(1);
     }