Error : XML document must contain a root level element in paypay_functions.php

[stapes]

Hi

I am new to Zen Cart, and have just installed it.

Installed XAMPP (xampp-win32-1.7.2.exe).

Installed Zen Cart (zen-cart-v1.3.8a-full-fileset-12112007.zip)

During the install I got errors:

Function ereg() is deprecated - got round this by replacing 'E_ALL' with 'E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED'

Cannot redeclare date_diff() in admin\includes\functions\general.php - got round this by renaming it my_date_diff.

Now I have it running and can see the store.

However, when I open zen-cart as a project using Visual Web Developer 2008 it comes up with this error:

Error 1 XML document must contain a root level element. C:\xampp\htdocs\zen-cart\includes\modules\payment\paypal\paypal_functions.php

Any ideas how to solve this?

[canopy]

XAMPP 1.7.2 runs PHP 5.3.0 which is incompatible with Zen Cart v1.3.8a.

[stapes]

XAMPP 1.7.2 runs PHP 5.3.0 which is incompatible with Zen Cart v1.3.8a.

OK, but it is going to have to adapt to it eventually. I think it is a backward step to go for out-of-date versions of PHP. Let's not be defeatist about this and find out how to adapt it. I have already got it working.

[DrByte]

OK, but it is going to have to adapt to it eventually. I think it is a backward step to go for out-of-date versions of PHP. Let's not be defeatist about this and find out how to adapt it. I have already got it working.

Ya ya ya ... a new version will be released shortly which *will* be PHP 5.3 compatible.
There's no point building a backwards-compatible adaptation for the older version.

In the meantime, I'm glad to hear you've got a workaround for one of the warnings.

But the more effective workaround for Zen Cart v1.3.8a and older would be to use the prior version of XAMPP.

[stapes]

Ya ya ya ... a new version will be released shortly which *will* be PHP 5.3 compatible.
There's no point building a backwards-compatible adaptation for the older version.

In the meantime, I'm glad to hear you've got a workaround for one of the warnings.

But the more effective workaround for Zen Cart v1.3.8a and older would be to use the prior version of XAMPP.

I did try to find an earlier version of XAMPP, namely 1.6.8, but I could not find a trustworthy version of it. All the ones I could download were faulty.

[DrByte]

You mean all the SourceForge links are bad?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xamp...Windows/1.6.8/

[stapes]

You mean all the SourceForge links are bad?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xamp...Windows/1.6.8/

Yes. The Status link is missing for starters.