date_diff error with version 3.9f

[pmsoft]

I've just tried to log into my stores admin and can't.

Reading the debug info from the cache I find that it relates to trying to re-declare dated_diff in general.php

I am running version 3.9f and my host has recently upgraded to php5.3

Everything I read on these forums say's that this should be okay.

The stores front end works fine.

I really would appreciate any advice.

Thanks

[DrByte]

Evidently you've got files on your server that aren't truly updated to v1.3.9, which is when the date_diff() function in Zen Cart was renamed to avoid clashes with PHP5 changes.

Time to do a compare of all your files and clean up whatever's not correct. http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...Obscure_Issues

Wouldn't hurt to finish your upgrade to the latest version while you're at it.

[pmsoft]

The 1.3.9f was clean install as I recall.

[DrByte]

That doesn't preclude the possibility that you've installed an old addon that changed core files or which added its own improperly-named function which is causing the error.

[pmsoft]

Fair comment, I'm already in the process of downloading the entire site so that I can follow the process outlined in the thread you posted.

I suppose I was just trying to avoid having to go through the whole upgrade process at the moment as the site (admin) is down till I sort it and my Internet connection is painfully slow.

Thank you for your help, even if it wasn't what I wanted to hear

[DrByte]

The upgrade from 1.3.9f to 1.3.9h is just a matter of replacing the files that were changed from f-to-g and g-to-h (unless of course you've altered those rarely-touched core files). The filenames are listed in the changelogs in the /docs/ folder.