First time install zen cart v1.3.8a

I've just installed zen cart v1.3.8a and everything went successfully until I try to log in the admin.
I receive following messages when I try to log in the admin:

Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\xampp\htdocs\saxonpride\catalog\includes\classes\db\mysql\query_factory.php on line 177
Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\xampp\htdocs\saxonpride\catalog\includes\classes\db\mysql\query_factory.php on line 412
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare date_diff() in C:\xampp\htdocs\saxonpride\catalog\admin\includes\functions\general.php on line 3001

Please help !

You are using PHP 5.3, but Zen Cart v1.3.8a isn't compatible with PHP 5.3. You'll need to use PHP 5.2.x, which in your case means you'll need to use a slightly older version of XAMPP.

Hi DrByte
Is there a way to get around the problem without having to use older version of XAMPP ?
Amanda

Not when using v1.3.8a.

v1.3.9 and v2.0.0 will be compatible with PHP 5.3, but their release dates are not yet published.

DrByte
I would like to wait for v1.3.9 and v2.0.0
zencart looks promising to me !
Amanda

Dear Room ,
Might I ask is zencart 1.3.8a compatible with XAMPP 1.7.1 ?
Amanda

Yes .

help.....looking through posts for this problem as i cant login to admin. I get exactly the same message repeated several times but with different bits before the path. My store has been running fine until today, i havent upgraded and i dont use xxampp

There is a PHP 5.3 patch for v1.3.8a, posted here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140960