diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f7ee3312a9..591409954f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        php-version: ['7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2']
+        php-version: ['7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2']
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cc733558013..618e580b0ee 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "vendor-dir": "core/vendor"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.2.5",
+        "php": ">=7.4.0",
         "xpdo/xpdo": "~3.1.0",
         "league/flysystem": "^2.0",
         "league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3": "^2.0",
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/Processors/System/ConfigCheck.php b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/System/ConfigCheck.php
index 498f5b76a04..e5fd2319828 100644
--- a/core/src/Revolution/Processors/System/ConfigCheck.php
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/System/ConfigCheck.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public function checkRemoteAccess()
 
     public function checkSystem()
     {
-        $require = $this->modx->getOption('configcheck_min_phpversion', null, '7.2.5');
+        $require = $this->modx->getOption('configcheck_min_phpversion', null, '7.4.0');
 
         $compare = version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $require, '>=');
         if (!$compare) {
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/modX.php b/core/src/Revolution/modX.php
index 10d4f513afd..08af9fd04ea 100644
--- a/core/src/Revolution/modX.php
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/modX.php
@@ -339,11 +339,7 @@ public static function sanitize(array &$target, array $patterns= [], $depth= 99,
                         $iteration++;
                     }
                 }
-                if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.4.0', '<') && get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-                    $target[$key]= stripslashes($value);
-                } else {
-                    $target[$key]= $value;
-                }
+                $target[$key]= $value;
             }
         }
         return $target;
diff --git a/manager/index.php b/manager/index.php
index 6950055c27c..d85cb92bdac 100644
--- a/manager/index.php
+++ b/manager/index.php
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 }
 
 /* check for correct version of php */
-$php_ver_comp = version_compare(PHP_VERSION,'7.2.5', '>=');
+$php_ver_comp = version_compare(PHP_VERSION,'7.4.0', '>=');
 if (!$php_ver_comp) {
-    die('Wrong php version! You\'re using PHP version "'.PHP_VERSION.'", and MODX Revolution only works on 7.2.5 or higher.');
+    die('Wrong php version! You\'re using PHP version "'.PHP_VERSION.'", and MODX Revolution only works on 7.4.0 or higher.');
 }
 
 /* set the document_root */
diff --git a/setup/includes/test/modinstalltest.class.php b/setup/includes/test/modinstalltest.class.php
index d62c9b16b35..79b038c197f 100644
--- a/setup/includes/test/modinstalltest.class.php
+++ b/setup/includes/test/modinstalltest.class.php
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ protected function _checkPHPVersion()
         $this->title('php_version', $this->install->lexicon('test_php_version_start') . ' ');
         $phpVersion = phpversion();
 
-        $recommended_version = "7.3";
-        $required_version = "7.2.5";
+        $recommended_version = "8.0.0";
+        $required_version = "7.4.0";
 
         $php_ver_comp = version_compare($phpVersion, $required_version, '>=');
 
diff --git a/setup/provisioner/requirements.php b/setup/provisioner/requirements.php
index e068a78fff0..5b9d5b0336e 100644
--- a/setup/provisioner/requirements.php
+++ b/setup/provisioner/requirements.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * files found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
  */
 
-define('MODX_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_PHP_VERSION', '7.2.5');
+define('MODX_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_PHP_VERSION', '7.4.0');
 define('MODX_REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS', [
     "curl",
     "dom",