diff --git a/public.php b/public.php
index a9365d6db6393..32157a1a907ba 100644
--- a/public.php
+++ b/public.php
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
  *
  */
+
+
+// Show warning if a PHP version below 5.6.0 is used, this has to happen here
+// because base.php will already use 5.6 syntax.
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0') === -1) {
+	echo 'This version of Nextcloud requires at least PHP 5.6.0<br/>';
+	echo 'You are currently running ' . PHP_VERSION . '. Please update your PHP version.';
+	return;
+}
+
+// Show warning if PHP 7.2 is used as Nextcloud is not compatible with PHP 7.2 for now
+// @see https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/5791
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0') !== -1) {
+	echo 'This version of Nextcloud is not compatible with PHP 7.2.<br/>';
+	echo 'You are currently running ' . PHP_VERSION . '.';
+	return;
+}
+
+
 try {
 
 	require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/base.php';
diff --git a/remote.php b/remote.php
index 8e74967365df5..62aa077f48056 100644
--- a/remote.php
+++ b/remote.php
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@
 use Sabre\DAV\Exception\ServiceUnavailable;
 use Sabre\DAV\Server;
 
+// Show warning if a PHP version below 5.6.0 is used, this has to happen here
+// because base.php will already use 5.6 syntax.
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0') === -1) {
+	echo 'This version of Nextcloud requires at least PHP 5.6.0<br/>';
+	echo 'You are currently running ' . PHP_VERSION . '. Please update your PHP version.';
+	return;
+}
+
+// Show warning if PHP 7.2 is used as Nextcloud is not compatible with PHP 7.2 for now
+// @see https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/5791
+if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.2.0') !== -1) {
+	echo 'This version of Nextcloud is not compatible with PHP 7.2.<br/>';
+	echo 'You are currently running ' . PHP_VERSION . '.';
+	return;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Class RemoteException
  * Dummy exception class to be use locally to identify certain conditions