Bug #1230
closed
- Priority name changed from Normal to High
Confirmed. Fails for me as well.
The only error apparent on the web server log refers to a plugin, WikiInc.php. It's complaining about unexpected $end variable on line 168.
Here's the error message:
[Wed Oct 12 22:45:58 2011] [error] [client 72.229.162.211] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/WikiInc.php on line 168, referer: http://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/1230
- Status changed from New to Assigned
- Assignee set to local admin
The problem was indeed WikiInc.php. The author used a short delimiter https://github.com/castiron/cac/commit/a9235088d22b9e9f3b866ad3326182e9d60dfd32 and did a hotfix on the live site.
There may be other plugins, now and in the future, that make the same mistake. For that reason, it's probably a good idea to configure PHP to be more forgiving about this. André, can you help with that? Here's a guide I found: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/php-allow-short_open_tag/
Leaving the ticket open until the change has been made to our PHP config.
What are the URLs, please?
Boone Gorges wrote:
What are the URLs, please?
Boone, I followed the cookie crumb trail from the help forum post to the user's page, then to her list of blogs. It's the same issue:
[Thu Oct 13 12:13:15 2011] [error] [client 72.229.162.211] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/front-page-category/front-page-category.php on line 91, referer: http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/giulia/blogs/
I'm changing that PHP setting as requested now...
- Category name changed from WordPress (misc) to 44
- Status changed from Assigned to Reporter Feedback
- Priority name changed from High to Normal
Ok, setting short_open_tag: On seems to have fixed it.
Awesome, thanks for making this change, André!
I know the practice is deprecated, but the problem occurs in some third-party plugins that we're using, and I would rather not have to reapply a patch to them every time they are updated. Glad the blogs have come back to life :)
I would rather not have to reapply a patch to them every time they are updated.
Understood and agreed.
Glad the blogs have come back to life :)
Yep. Should we consider the issue resolved then?
- Status changed from Reporter Feedback to Resolved
Should we consider the issue resolved then?
Boo ya!
Terrific, I can see her blogs now! I'll let her know everything has been restored.
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