Spartacus problem; request.php

[user]

I have installed spartacus, but when spartacus starts to look for plugins, I geht this error message.

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_a() in /home/nino/public_html/test/serendipity/bundled-libs/HTTP/Request.php on line 572

[garvinhicking]

Your PHP version on the server is to old. PHP 4.3.0 is required at least. 4.3.10 at least is suggested because of security issues.

Regards,
Garvin

[ma74]

i got the same problem, when adding a commet. but just since today. it worked well for weeks before.
my php version is to old too, but it worked before, i didnt touch anything in the system and suddenly this error occures.
any hints?
cheers
m

[garvinhicking]

I'm afraid, this cannot be. Maybe you didn't use adding plugins before and have recently upgraded Serendipity? Only since Serendipity 0.8.5 or so we have that PEAR requirement, earlier versions worked without that PEAR version and thus did work with old PHP versions.

So I suggest the same: Upgrade PHP. Really. It's important.

Best regards,
Garvin

[ma74]

i would love to. but my provider tells me f*** off, cause its his private server and he hosts me for free. no chance.

it really worked before and stopped working. the only thing did, was installing a second search box plugin for testing and deinstalling it straight afterwards. that was all. and installing plugins worked well before. got loads of them installed

[garvinhicking]

Yes, but sine new serendipity, we use different plugin fetching functions. Seem you now used it for the first time.

PEAR requires the new PHP, there's nothing really we can do about it. You'll need to downgrade your Serendipity then. Or go and buy for a provider that has good services. It's worth it for the sake of security.

Regards,
Garvin

[ma74]

all fine and well understandable. but still it was running ok for 2 months and suddenly this error occurs.

[garvinhicking]

I'm really sorry, this can really only happen if either you or your sysadmin upgraded the PEAR files. Maybe your admin installed/upgraded a PEAR package...

Regards,
Garvin

[Ned Keller]

If you really cannot get a newer version of PHP installed - I was in the same boat - take a look at http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_Compat/ where you will find a package that provides functionality for older versions of PHP, including the missing is_a function.