diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/postinstall/joomla40checks.php b/administrator/components/com_admin/postinstall/joomla40checks.php
index c55571c29015e..331424516b16e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/postinstall/joomla40checks.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/postinstall/joomla40checks.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * @since   3.7
  *
  * @link    https://developer.joomla.org/news/658-joomla4-manifesto.html
+ * @link    https://developer.joomla.org/news/704-looking-forward-with-joomla-4.html
  */
 function admin_postinstall_joomla40checks_condition()
 {
@@ -50,6 +51,6 @@ function admin_postinstall_joomla40checks_condition()
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	// PHP minimum version is 5.5
-	return version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.5.9', 'lt');
+	// PHP minimum version is 7.0
+	return version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0', 'lt');
 }
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_cpanel.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_cpanel.ini
index 580f0148f6b26..430b657c89e15 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_cpanel.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_cpanel.ini
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ COM_CPANEL_MSG_EACCELERATOR_TITLE="eAccelerator is not compatible with Joomla!"
 COM_CPANEL_MSG_HTACCESS_BODY="A change to the default .htaccess and web.config files was made in Joomla! 3.4 to disallow folder listings by default.  Users are recommended to implement this change in their files.  Please see <a href="_QQ_"https://docs.joomla.org/Special:MyLanguage/Preconfigured_htaccess"_QQ_">this page</a> for more information."
 COM_CPANEL_MSG_HTACCESS_TITLE=".htaccess & web.config Update"
 COM_CPANEL_MSG_JOOMLA40_PRE_CHECKS_TITLE="Prepare for the next Major Release of Joomla"
-COM_CPANEL_MSG_JOOMLA40_PRE_CHECKS_BODY="Beginning with Joomla! 4.0 we are raising the minimum server requirements. If you are seeing this message then your current configuration does not meet these new minimum requirements.<br>The <a href="_QQ_"https://developer.joomla.org/news/658-joomla4-manifesto.html"_QQ_"><strong>minimum</strong> requirements</a> are the following: <ul><li>PHP 5.5.9</li><li>MySQL 5.5.3</li><li>PostgreSQL 9.2</li><li>MS SQL will <strong>not</strong> be supported</li><li>MySQL using the legacy `ext/mysql` PHP extension will <strong>not</strong> be supported, MySQLi or PDO MySQL must be used instead</li></ul><br>Please contact your hosting provider to ask how you can meet these raised server requirements - it is usually a very simple change. If you already meet these new requirements then this message will not be displayed."
+COM_CPANEL_MSG_JOOMLA40_PRE_CHECKS_BODY="<p>Beginning with Joomla! 4.0 we are raising the minimum server requirements. If you are seeing this message then your current configuration does not meet these new minimum requirements.</p><p>The <a href="_QQ_"https://developer.joomla.org/news/704-looking-forward-with-joomla-4.html"_QQ_"><strong>minimum</strong> requirements</a> are the following:</p><ul><li>PHP 7.0</li><li>MySQL 5.5.3</li><li>PostgreSQL 9.2</li><li>MS SQL will <strong>not</strong> be supported</li><li>MySQL using the legacy `ext/mysql` PHP extension will <strong>not</strong> be supported, MySQLi or PDO MySQL must be used instead</li></ul><p>Please contact your hosting provider to ask how you can meet these raised server requirements - it is usually a very simple change. If you already meet these new requirements then this message will not be displayed.</p>"
 COM_CPANEL_MSG_LANGUAGEACCESS340_TITLE="You have possible issues with your multilingual settings"
 COM_CPANEL_MSG_LANGUAGEACCESS340_BODY="Since Joomla! 3.4.0 you may have issues with the System - Language Filter plugin on your website. To fix them please open the <a href="_QQ_"index.php?option=com_languages&view=languages"_QQ_">Language Manager</a> and save each content language manually to make sure an Access level is saved."
 ; The following two strings are deprecated and will be removed with 4.0