PHP error
 

We migrated our vBulletin 4.2.2 forum over to a new server and began getting php errors in various areas of the forum. This one I don't know how to fix. It is triggered when we click on the Advanced Search link.

We are using PHP 5.5.9 (Ubuntu).

In includes/class_core.php locate lines 5683-5685 which should be this.

And change it to this.

So that it looks like this:

case E_NOTICE:
// Just ignore these completely //
break;

case E_NOTICE:
case E_STRICT;
case E_DEPRECATED;
// Just ignore these completely //
break;

Ah, okay. I 'got it'. Change to this:

case E_NOTICE:
case E_STRICT;
case E_DEPRECATED;
// Just ignore these completely //
break;

Yeah change it to that.

That fixed it! Thank you ozzy!! Thank you VERY much!!!

Not a problem, glad to help. :)

We were also getting php errors concerning preg_replace() /e being depricated and to use preg_replace_callback() instead. For each reported occurrence, I made the change in the affected .php file. Would I not have had to do that with this fix??

update to 4.2.3 all fixes are in there or see the link in my sig

vBulletin 4.2.3 ?? We are running 4.2.2 Patch Level 3.

4.2.3 is considered a beta but it runs fine.

Probably a error with a mod, see if you can find out which one.

ozzy47 -

We are now running 4.2.3 Beta 3. Should I undo the fixes identified and made in this thread?

You can try, I am not sure if they are needed or not, as I have not upgraded any of my sites to 4.2.3 just yet.

I guess my real question should have been, is it necessary to undo the changes? So far, everything is working as expected. Rule of thumb is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." As nothing is presenting as broke, I wont 'fix' the 'fixes' I fixed. :eek: :D

Well the change I told you to do in post #2 would have been overwritten when you loaded the new files to the server. As well as any other changes you made to the core files. :)

This is/was completely unnecessary.

To turn off the extra warning/error reporting in 4.2.2 use SKIP_DS_ERRORS - see this post.

Its already fixed in 4.2.3.

Ah, true. I like that even better, as that means that all is working as it should. No bandaids. Cool.

While it may be unnecessary, I prefer not doing the hiding of all the warnings if at all possible. :)

Um, you do realise thats exactly what your change did, just by an unnecessary edit to a core file rather than by the designed method. ;)

Yes, but that was for one error only, or did that disable all of them as well?

All E_STRICT & E_DEPRECATED warnings.

Cool. Only reason I had mentioned it anyway is because some users had reported the skip errors not working, but I am willing to bet they did not add it right to begin with. :)

If they downloaded 4.2.2 in the first two weeks after it was released, it may not work, they should download the current version and replace class_core.php.

Excellent, good to know. Thanks for the info sir. :)