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 # getglebbs
 2channel style textboard software,~~soon to be replaced with a new rewrite~~. I wrote a new textboard for getgle and this is no longer used.
 
+requires:
+  php 7.2 or above
+
 pros:
 * Posts are stored in an easy to parse JSON file
 * Good performance