diff --git a/admin/admin.civicrm.php b/admin/admin.civicrm.php
index 86c929bc..d0a5ec40 100644
--- a/admin/admin.civicrm.php
+++ b/admin/admin.civicrm.php
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ function civicrm_init() {
  */
 function civicrm_initialize() {
   // Check for php version and ensure its greater than minPhpVersion
-  $minPhpVersion = '5.3.4';
+  $minPhpVersion = '7.0.0';
   if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $minPhpVersion) < 0) {
-    echo "CiviCRM requires PHP Version $minPhpVersion or greater. You are running PHP Version " . PHP_VERSION . "<p>";
+    echo "CiviCRM requires PHP version $minPhpVersion or greater. You are running PHP version " . PHP_VERSION . "<p>";
     exit();
   }
 
diff --git a/admin/configure.php b/admin/configure.php
index a7fd6e86..ee0b79a8 100644
--- a/admin/configure.php
+++ b/admin/configure.php
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 global $civicrmUpgrade;
 $civicrmUpgrade = FALSE;
 function civicrm_setup() {
+  // Check for php version and ensure its greater than minPhpVersion
+  $minPhpVersion = '7.0.0';
+  if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $minPhpVersion) < 0) {
+    echo "CiviCRM requires PHP version $minPhpVersion or greater. You are running PHP version " . PHP_VERSION . "<p>";
+    exit();
+  }
+
   global $adminPath, $compileDir;
 
   $adminPath = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'components' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'com_civicrm';
diff --git a/site/civicrm.php b/site/civicrm.php
index a404dd7d..9b949cc5 100644
--- a/site/civicrm.php
+++ b/site/civicrm.php
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ function civicrm_init() {
  */
 function civicrm_initialize() {
   // Check for php version and ensure its greater than minPhpVersion
-  $minPhpVersion = '5.3.4';
+  $minPhpVersion = '7.0.0';
   if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $minPhpVersion) < 0) {
-    echo "CiviCRM requires PHP Version $minPhpVersion or greater. You are running PHP Version " . PHP_VERSION . "<p>";
+    echo "CiviCRM requires PHP version $minPhpVersion or greater. You are running PHP version " . PHP_VERSION . "<p>";
     exit();
   }