Need help with PHP 5.2 to 5.4

My name is Gerry and I have a small internet business that uses Zen Cart. The code for the website was written by Kim Edwards , AKA “Kiddo.” I have been unable to contact her in quite some time and know that she went into hospice care a couple of years ago and was quite ill at that time. I received a notice from Host Monster on February 8 that they are discontinuing support for PHP 5.2 which is what Kim used when she wrote the code for my website. I did the test they suggested to determine if my website is compatible with PHP 5.4 and it is not, all I see is a blank white screen. I suspect that this is due to the Google Analytics code that is in there somewhere. The notice didn’t state when 5.2 will go away but I suspect quite soon. I need some help or I lose my website and will have to start all over without the help of someone who really knows what they’re doing.

Zen-Cart is also badly out of date and I have no idea who to update it. This is one of several things I asked her about telling me but she seemed quite reluctant to tell me how to do anything. She probably thought I would hose up something and she would have to fix it. Now I seem pretty much out of luck.

Thanks

Your current Zencart version won't work with PHP 5.4, and I'm not sure if the mystical patches (I haven't been able to find them) will work on a Zencart version that old.

Maybe someone else can provide a link to the patches and will know if they'll work with version 1.3.7.

Thanks. If I knew how to do it I would just go ahead and update Zen Cart but I have no idea how to do it. I guess I'm faced with rebuilding it or not having it.

Good Evening;

Which version is compatible with php 5.4?

mtcyclist:

Thanks. If I knew how to do it I would just go ahead and update Zen Cart but I have no idea how to do it. I guess I'm faced with rebuilding it or not having it.

1.3.7 contains so much deprecated code, that patching it would take more time, then just rebuilding your site with 1.51 or 1.5.2
And it is not only the php compatibility, it is also the code concerning your shops safety. If a hacker discovers your site he/she will have no trouble kacking it

Design75:

1.3.7 contains so much deprecated code, that patching it would take more time, then just rebuilding your site with 1.51 or 1.5.2
And it is not only the php compatibility, it is also the code concerning your shops safety. If a hacker discovers your site he/she will have no trouble kacking it
It's not just the deprecated code in your version of Zen Cart, it's also the use of deprecated code by any plugins you might use. It's safe to say that if any of your plugins require admin-level interaction (even their "own" configuration entry screen) that they're currently incompatible with the current (and up-coming) version of Zen Cart due to the more secure form of plugin enabling.

Do you know what plugins (including your template) are currently being used by your store?