[Bug 2016016] [NEW] [SRU] require PHP 8 (LP: #1975892)

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[ Impact ]

 * Forcing PHP 8 is required as users posted their concerns and invade Internet about this subject since then
    - See: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/17503
    - See: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/17523 (same as above but with the hate/heat enabled)
    - The packaging of symfony is made so it's impossible to run PHP < 8

[ Test Plan ]

 * To reproduce the forced PHP 8 message, install deb sury's PHP 7.4
   or an Ubuntu jammy with PHP 7.4 installed and Apache2
   and the packages mentioned in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/symfony/+bug/1975892
   - Now that everything is installed, admire the error 500
   - Apply my patch on `libraries/common.inc.php`
   - Refresh, and see the HTML
   Alternative solution, change the `PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000` to `true` and see the HTML.

[ Where problems could occur ]

 * Users could complain about the change for the PHP 8 version required,
   but that would mean they tweaked their distribution in a very weird way to have the symfony packages non buggy.

[ Other Info ]

See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phpmyadmin/+bug/2013402

** Affects: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu Jammy)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu Kinetic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: phpmyadmin (Ubuntu Lunar)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: patch
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[SRU] require PHP 8 (LP: #1975892)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2016016
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