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 <h3>Recommendations</h3>
 <ul>
 	<li><a href="http://php.net/">PHP</a> version <strong>5.6</strong> or higher.</li>
-	<li><a href="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</a> version <strong>5.5</strong> or higher.</li>
+	<li><a href="http://www.mysql.com/">MySQL</a> version <strong>5.6</strong> or higher.</li>
 	<li>The <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html">mod_rewrite</a> Apache module.</li>
 	<li>A link to <a href="https://wordpress.org/">wordpress.org</a> on your site.</li>
 </ul>