patch #2478940 [core] PHP 5.2+ warning does not work

ChangeLog

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug #2445213 [export] Commas for CSV Excel 2008 for Mac
 - bug #2397877 [core] ForceSSL and http auth_type
 - bug #2473127 [display] Deleting rows displays tbl structure, not contents
+- patch #2478940 [core] PHP 5.2+ warning does not work, 
+  thanks to Jürgen Wind - windkiel
 
 3.1.1.0 (2008-12-09)
 - patch #2242765 [core] Navi panel server links wrong,

libraries/common.inc.php

@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
  * @package phpMyAdmin
  */
 
+/**
+ * Minimum PHP version; can't call PMA_fatalError() which uses a
+ * PHP 5 function, so cannot easily localize this message.
+ */
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.0', 'lt')) {
+    die('PHP 5.2+ is required');
+}
+
 /**
  * the error handler
  */
@@ -73,13 +81,7 @@ require_once './libraries/sanitizing.lib.php';
 
 /**
  * the PMA_Theme class
- * (this one is the first to produce a fatal error under PHP < 5)
- * and let's put here the same minimum requirement as in our doc.
  */
-if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.0') < 0 ) {
-    PMA_fatalError('strUpgrade', array('PHP', '5.2'));
-}
-
 require_once './libraries/Theme.class.php';
 
 /**