Upgrade to PHP 7.0 or PHP 7.2 breaks my website

[lidlchris]

You will have to get the upgrade from the Magnetic One people. But really, you should just delete their software from your website and NEVER BUY ENCRYPTED SOFTWARE, since it puts you completely at the mercy of the vendor.

thank you. i don't remember what software i'm using from Magnetic One? can you tell?

[swguy]

This error

[14-Nov-2018 07:58:31 UTC] PHP Fatal error: The file /home/honor/public_html/fakeadmin/includes/extra_datafiles/m1_export_all_defines.php was encoded by the ionCube Encoder for PHP 5.0 and cannot run under PHP 7.1 or later.
Please ask the provider of the script to provide a version encoded with the ionCube Encoder for PHP 7.1. in Unknown on line 0

is the clue you need to give to them. I am not familiar with their specific products, just that they make a practice of encrypting their software.

[lankeeyankee]

Yeah, encoded code is the pits. Numinix are another one that do it since they are forcing a monthly license. You'll have to ask magnetic one to update as Scott said, or stop using their scripts and switch to an open source one.

[lat9]

thank you. i don't remember what software i'm using from Magnetic One? can you tell?

@swguy's Mod List (https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2039) plugin can tell you what's installed over-and-above the built-in Zen Cart.

[lidlchris]

You will have to get the upgrade from the Magnetic One people. But really, you should just delete their software from your website and NEVER BUY ENCRYPTED SOFTWARE, since it puts you completely at the mercy of the vendor.

i've deleted their software but still no subcategories show up. but at least the admin section is coming up.

[lidlchris]

Yeah, encoded code is the pits. Numinix are another one that do it since they are forcing a monthly license. You'll have to ask magnetic one to update as Scott said, or stop using their scripts and switch to an open source one.

they were NO help as they said they no longer support that plugin - even though i paid for it.

[lidlchris]

This error

[14-Nov-2018 07:58:31 UTC] PHP Fatal error: The file /home/honor/public_html/fakeadmin/includes/extra_datafiles/m1_export_all_defines.php was encoded by the ionCube Encoder for PHP 5.0 and cannot run under PHP 7.1 or later.
Please ask the provider of the script to provide a version encoded with the ionCube Encoder for PHP 7.1. in Unknown on line 0

is the clue you need to give to them. I am not familiar with their specific products, just that they make a practice of encrypting their software.

deleted all their files but still have problems with sub-categories

[carlwhat]

lidlchris
i would suggest you completely re-read this thread. all of the answers are already here. in post #17, i told you to remove that file, that would address the problem on the admin. and then in post #19, i address the categories problem.

https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....69#post1350869

[lidlchris]

this explains the sub-categories problem...

if you look at my previous post #11, that is exactly my guess....

in that specific script, /home/honor/public_html/includes/classes/categories_ul_generator.php around line 85, make the following changes:

//from
function buildBranch($parent_id, $level, $submenu=true, $parent_link='')
    {
        $result = sprintf($this->parent_group_start_string, ($submenu==true) ? ' class="nav-child unstyled'. ($level+1) . '"' : '' );

//to
function buildBranch($parent_id, $level, $submenu=true, $parent_link='')
    {
        $level = (int)$level + 1;
        $result = sprintf($this->parent_group_start_string, ($submenu==true) ? ' class="nav-child unstyled'. (string)($level) . '"' : '' ); 

made this change is here is the error log when i try to access a page with subcategories:
[17-Nov-2018 01:27:29 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use string offset as an array in /home/honor/public_html/includes/modules/responsive_sheffield_blue/category_row.php:40
Stack trace:
#0 /home/honor/public_html/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_category_row.php(14): require()
#1 /home/honor/public_html/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_index_categories.php(73): require('/home/honor/pub...')
#2 /home/honor/public_html/includes/modules/pages/index/main_template_vars.php(241): require('/home/honor/pub...')
#3 /home/honor/public_html/includes/templates/responsive_sheffield_blue/common/tpl_main_page.php(229): require('/home/honor/pub...')
#4 /home/honor/public_html/index.php(97): require('/home/honor/pub...')
#5 {main}
thrown in /home/honor/public_html/includes/modules/responsive_sheffield_blue/category_row.php on line 40

***
Here is the resulting code in categories_ul_generator.php:

 function buildBranch($parent_id, $level, $submenu=true, $parent_link='')
    {
        $level = (int)$level + 1;
        $result = sprintf($this->parent_group_start_string, ($submenu==true) ? ' class="nav-child unstyled'. (string)($level) . '"' : '' );  
//	function buildBranch($parent_id, $level = 0, $submenu=true, $parent_link='')
//   {
//        $result = sprintf($this->parent_group_start_string, ($submenu==true) ? ' class="level'. ($level+1) . '"' : '' );
        
        if (($this->data[$parent_id])) {
            foreach($this->data[$parent_id] as $category_id => $category) {
                $category_link = $parent_link . $category_id;
                if (($this->data[$category_id])) {
                    $result .= sprintf($this->child_start_string, ($submenu==true) ? ' class="submenu"' : '');
                } else {
                    $result .= sprintf($this->child_start_string, '');
                }
                $result .= str_repeat($this->spacer_string, $this->spacer_multiplier * 1) . '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=' . $category_link) . '">';
                $result .= $category['name'];
                $result .= '</a>';
				  
                if (($this->data[$category_id]) && (($this->max_level == '0') || ($this->max_level > $level+1))) {
                    $result .= $this->buildBranch($category_id, $level+1, $submenu, $category_link . '_');
                }
                $result .= $this->child_end_string;
            }
        }
        
        $result .= $this->parent_group_end_string;
        return $result;
    }
    
    function buildTree($submenu=false)
    {
        return $this->buildBranch($this->root_category_id, '', $submenu);
    }
}

BTW, it works fine in php 5.6 so i quickly change to 7.1 and then test and view the error log and then change back to 5.6

[carlwhat]

lidlchris, try and read the log. we have fixed the first error, now there is a new error. the log file points the way to where the error is.... the previous script is fixed, and it is now not mentioned in the log, so we do not need to see that file.

the answer you seek for this new logged error is here:

https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....07#post1341007

best.