[BUG] Blank white page with PHP Warning

All I get after updating from 2.7.1 to 2.7.2+ is a blank white page with a PHP Warning (not Fatal Error) on it:

Warning: stristr() [function.stristr]: needle is not a string or an integer in /path/to/forums/arcade.php on line 5550


This warning does not cease execution, but I guess since it's part of the SQL stuff it's needed before the page can get any kind of output.



To update our Arcade, I uploaded (and over-wrote) all files from the upload folder to my forum root directory, then imported the XML (allowing Overwrite). The steps for template changes were not needed, as they were already done for 2.7.1 the same way. (Well, and because I've already customized my postbit.)

The Arcade was working previously (2.7.1+), but there was a [unconfirmed] report from one of our members that scores from one game could be applied to another. Thinking that perhaps that bug is one that might have been fixed, I decided to update. XD





As this does not seem to be any kind of common error, I'm not really sure what went wrong. I have tried re-uploading the files and re-importing the XML, both without success. I've also tried setting error_reporting(0); just to see if getting rid of the error would be fine, but oddly enough, the warning still stays on the page. O_O Not quite sure what THAT is all about...





Edit: P.S., vB is 4.1.10

--------------- Added [DATE]1330423099[/DATE] at [TIME]1330423099[/TIME] ---------------

Another bit of weirdness to add onto this error...

When on my home computer, I generally see the forums in Debug Mode. I decided to turn that off just in case it was screwing with the Arcade, and I still get the same error, but with one small difference:

/path/to/forums/arcade.php is changed to [path]/arcade.php

Not sure if that matters much in actually finding out what's wrong. Perhaps it's something in my config.php?







Also, that stuff I said about setting error_reporting(0), I tried setting that in my config.php, and no errors were reported (weird, because I set error_reporting(0) right after the include of global.php), but still got a blank white screen.

[tommac3]

So is 2.7.2+ still fubar?

is there a way just to hide that warning?

--------------- Added [DATE]1342902884[/DATE] at [TIME]1342902884[/TIME] ---------------

I added:
ini_set( "display_errors", 0);

right under:
<%php at the top.

This seemed to at least hide that warning.

[Hippy]

in this thread you will find a arcade .php file with the fix added
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=282802

upload and over write your forums root arcade file..

[viper357]

Originally Posted by Hippy

in this thread you will find a arcade .php file with the fix added
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=282802

upload and over write your forums root arcade file..

Will that work on vb3.8?

[jilly]

That fixed it for me - I am running vb 3.7.1

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by viper357

Will that work on vb3.8?

should I have not tested it on vb3
same your original file just in case

[goxy63]

This worked for me, just now saw this thread....

In includes/config.php

right under
<?php

copy this:
define('SKIP_ALL_ERRORS', true);

using 2.7.2+ main arcade.php file, no any errors after this edit....was thinking just to mention as that fix above did not work for me...but I used original 2.7.2 files not 2.7.1

[illusioNtEk]

same here