I agree that it will take a while to see 5.x disappear, but hopefully not as long. I know there are many hosting companies that are lagging behind the times, bu

I agree that it will take a while to see 5.x disappear, but hopefully not as long. I know there are many hosting companies that are lagging behind the times, but it should move faster since the market affords easier upgrade paths. The shared host that I have been using for years has had the option to migrate easily from 5.x to newer releases and now has 7 available. They took years to support reasonable versions of 5, but now it's a two-click process to switch versions and you can even downgrade. I am shocked that there are still hosts who haven't implemented easier PHP upgrade options and why people would continue to pay them for service when for the same price they could get better service. Old habits, lock-in or neglect will slow down PHP 7 adoption, not access or financial burden.