Questions tagged [php]
PHP is a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development. CiviCRM is written in PHP.
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Is CiviCRM compatible with Nginx?
If I have PHP installed on nginx, and Wordpress installed too, can I still run CiviCRM as a Wordpress Plugin?
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What versions of PHP are used in CiviCRM's internal QA?
The wiki currently states that CiviCRM has bare minimum (5.3.10) and recommended (>= 5.4) PHP requirements.
Knowing what CiviCRM has been tested with can help identify what should be expected to work ...
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Are there up-to-date CiviCRM coding standards available?
I am using NetBeans 8.1 under Windows to develop/debug some CiviCRM code. Previous attempts at getting the contribution accepted ran into trouble as they failed to comply with the coding standards. ...
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Get URL of custom image field
I would like to display pictures which are defined as custom "File" fields within an event. I currently to this by generating URLs having the following format:
MY_URL?q=civicrm/file&reset=1&...
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What to do with "mcrypt" message after upgrading to PHP 7.2
What should I do about the following message in my CiviCRM status page, after upgrading to CiviCRM 5.3.0, PHP 7.2 from 5.6, and also upgrading my OS from Debian 8 to Debian 9:
PHP Missing Extension ...
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What are the minimum and recommended changes to CiviCRM to support PHP 7?
To pragmatically help CiviCRM step-by-step to support PHP7 I would like to know what the minimum and recommended changes to CiviCRM to support PHP 7?
This will help developers to identify areas of ...
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packages/Net/UserAgent/Detect/APC.php flagged as malicious by Wordfence Firewall
Our Wordpress firewall Wordfence has flagged packages/Net/UserAgent/Detect/APC.php as possibly a malicious file. Based on past experience, I assume this is a false positive. However, I posted it ...
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Upgraded to PHP 7.2; no errors but Sparkpost doesn't receive and send CiviMail
I upgraded to PHP 7.2 and received the system warning stating "your SMTP password will not be stored encrypted, and if you have recently upgraded from a PHP that stored it with encryption, it will ...
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How much symfony do I need to learn if I am going to be a CiviCRM core hacker?
I'm bit of a CiviCRM noob, but I'd like to help out and fit with the current patterns. I keep encountering bits of Symfony in core code and it seems well respected... and pretty cool.
So far I have ...
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SOLVED: 'DB Error: extension not found' after PHP upgrade to version 7.0
Civi: 4.7.11
Wordpress 4.7.2
Hi,
I was working on my database today and munged something up. No problem (I thought)... I did a back up beforehand just in case. Unfortunately, after restoring the ...
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Why do click and open reports show times in UTC rather than the site's timezone?
The mailing and click tracking reports are showing times in UTC. There is no PHP MySQL timezone mismatch - and mysql -e 'select now()' and date return the right times - as per timezone.
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How to speed up CiviCRM 4.7 php execution time
Anyone have an idea of how to speed up CiviCRM PHP execution time ?
I'm an administrator of CiviCRM on Wordpress production set-up, and I find it too slow. I've conducted a little investigation using ...
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Unexpected T_CLONE, expecting T_STRING (PHP 7, Drupal 7, Ubuntu 16.04)
On an Ubuntu 16.04 VM with PHP 7.x, I am seeing the following error when enabling CiviCRM in Drupal 7:
ParseError: syntax error, unexpected 'clone' (T_CLONE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) or '(' ...
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What is the recommended level of PHP for CiviCRM? There seems to be some inconsistencies
See the wiki which says the minimum level is 5.4+
But see this linked page from the wiki which recommends 5.6 with a bare minimum of 5.3.10.
See also the system status for release 4.7 which says ...
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Unable to install extensions: HTTP redirection error
I'm unable to install CiviCRM extensions from CiviCRM » Administer CiviCRM. On the CiviCRM extensions page I get the following error:
WARNING: The downloader may be unable to download files which ...
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Timestamp mismatch between MySQL and PHP
Every time I log in to CiviCRM I get the following error message:
Timestamps reported by MySQL (eg "2015-11-06 13:44") and PHP (eg "2015-11-06 11:44" ) are mismatched.
I am using CiviCRM 4.6.10 ...
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Recommended version of PHP?
What PHP version would you recommend for running CiviCRM version 4.6.8?
I was using an old version of PHP (4.3.3), but that is no longer sufficient to run CiviCRM and 5.4+ is recommended in the ...
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Class naming and namespaces: best practice as an extension author?
Noting these related questions
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and these two wiki pages
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and the psr-0 standard, I remain a bit lost about current best practice in CiviCRM extensions!
So if I have an extenstion org....
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How do I correct mismatched Timestamps for MySQL and PHP without access to server?
I'm using civiCRM 4.6.2 under Wordpress.
The PHP and MySQL timezone settings are reported as incompatible, MySQL as 12:38 (which is the current clock time here in Zurich) and PHP as 10:38. However, ...
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how do I use phpcbf?
When I run civilint in the build kit I get a long report which ends with this line:
PHPCBF CAN FIX THE 2 MARKED SNIFF VIOLATIONS AUTOMATICALLY
Well that sounds great! Where is this mythical phpcbf ...
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Add custom field and populated with array/data from a non-civicrm table
newby here with a quick question about custom fields.
Is it possible to set up a custom field that queries a non-civicrm table?
Hoping to create an autocomplete dropdown menu that does a SELECT on a ...
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Setting note privacy to groups instead of just author [duplicate]
[On Civicrm 5.19.1, Drupal 7]
Is it possible within Civicrm to make a new privacy setting that limits viewing notes to an entire group, and not only the author?
We would like all tarification people ...
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Is CiviCRM 4.6.x compatible with PHP 7?
Is CiviCRM 4.6.x compatible with newer version of PHP, 7?
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How to let extension users choose cache system?
CiviCRM contains some useful caching infrastructure (confluence wiki and related question).
If I am creating a module and I would like to allow users to override the default Civi::cache() ...
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Uncaught CRM Core_Exception Transaction/Manager.php
Joomla 3.4.3
CiviCRM 4.6.4
Apache/2.4.12 (Unix)
5.5.43-MariaDB
PHP 5.4.41
Attempt to quickedit existing entry and get "Network Error -- Unable to reach the server. Please refresh this page in your ...
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Why does the mailer processQueue method 'shuffle' the array of possible locks?
https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/blob/a2976e7c0c2515379e98ee9b5ebcf51acde4e540/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php#L2867
$lockArray = range(1, $mailerJobsMax);
shuffle($lockArray);
// check if ...
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Cron breaks after upgrading PHP
I'm running CiviCRM 4.5.5, Having recently upgraded to WordPress 4.9.5 and PHP 5.6 (mailing was flawless just prior to this). Latest scheduled mailing failed to initiate, and a URL method test of cron....
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How to set a id attribute to button?
I am creating a button using php pear.
Button (php code)
$this->addButtons(array(
/**
* Array for 'next' button
*/
array(
'type' => 'next',
'name' => E::ts('Next'),
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timestamp mismatch
I have a host running in a different time-zone from where I am operation and unless I set the website time zone to the hosting time zone I get the following error in CiviCRM:
Timestamps reported by ...
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What are `*.mgd.php` files for?
Browsing through a civix generated file I see it globbing for *.mgd.php files?
What are these files all about then??
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How to add custom templates (tpls) or php files
What is the 'civi' approach to customising templates and php files? (if this question is a duplicate very happy to remove. I just searched for one after reading Error Message Customization
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Error with CiviVolunteer after upgrading to PHP 7.1
Via permissions page and system status page.
Warning: Declaration of CRM_Volunteer_Permission::check($permissions) should be compatible with CRM_Core_Permission::check($permissions, $contactId = ...
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Smarty and future proof code
I am trying to be a more conforming civicrm coder.
Smarty used by civicrm for pages (and forms?)
I have never used Smarty.. Is it going to be part of civicrm going forward? And are there any tips ...
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Fatal error on CiviEvent dashboard in 4.7 using PHP 5.3.5
Just tried the 4.7 upgrade and found it was giving a fatal error when I tried to acces either the event dashboard ( /civicrm/event?reset=1 ) and Manage Events ( /civicrm/event/manage?reset=1 ).
Fatal ...
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Message: "CiviCRM does not have permission to write temp files" after login into back-end Joomla
My host updated PHP to 5.5. last night. Now, I can't login to my Joomla back-end because of an error. It says that CiviCRM does not have permission to write temp files.
What can I do to make sure ...
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Why does PHP Contribution API not filter on contact_id in 4.6.2?
We recentely upgrade from 4.5.x to 4.6.2 and after that the following API call from PHP does not filter on contact_id and return all contributions for all contacts.
$params = array(
'contact_id' =...
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membershipTypeValues hook not updating membership price
On my civicrm contribution page I have a field that I want to use to calculate the membership price.
Currently Im trying to use the membershipTypeValues hook to edit the price after the contribution ...
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Exhausted memory error
I am getting reports from users of blank screens when going to register for an event. This does not happen for most users.
The PHP error log says:
PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 ...
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How to set read only field in Drupal CiviCRM
I would like to set a read only field in Drupal CiviCRM:
mymodule_civicrm_buildForm($formName, &$form) {
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// Set default value
$defaults['readonly_field'] = xxx;
$form->setDefaults(...
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SSL-encypted Database connection for CiviCRM?
I am in the middle of deploying a CiviCRM instance and have decided for scalability and security reasons to separate my web server and database server. I have a set of self-signed certificates ...
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Need help upgrading 4.4.5 to 4.7.18 0n Ubuntu 16.04 server with PHP 7 on Drupal 7
The VPS host running Drupal/CiviCRM was upgraded from Ubuntu 14 LTS to 16 LTS. That ran without error. However, that upgrade came with PHP7. immediately after the upgrade all three CiviCRM sites ...
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What are the core functions an extension can rely on?
It's been said, quite reasonably, that all APIs should have tests, and that if a feature doesn't have tests then coders shouldn't rely on it.
This raises two three questions:
other than direct "API3"...
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civix civicrm:ping not printing any output
I am running CiviCRM on Mac OSX 10.11.3, using the latest Bitnami CiviCRM/Drupal stack (bitnami-civicrm-4.6.11-0-osx-x86_64).
I have civix-15.04.1 installed as instructed (under $HOME/civix), and ...
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How to change the value of a custom radio button field programmatically?
I have a CiviCRM profile that hosts a custom field. The custom field is of type "Radio-Button" and hosts two options:
What I'm trying to achieve is changing the values of each option programmatically ...
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Where is the exact path to the ConfigAndLog log *file*?
In the latest awesome pattern we can now locate our log service easily:
Civi::log()->info('Hello, log!');
And then we can tail the log which is in our ConfigAndLog directory. Chris has enumerated ...
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Update sequence for verrry old versions of CiviCRM, Wordpress and PHP
I'm tasked with updating an old installation of CiviCRM for another org - they have CiviCRM 4.6.3 and WordPress 4.5.18 running on a shared server that's on PHP 5.4.
I don't yet know if it'll be ...
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I get a WSOD when I use the search function on CiviCRM
CiviCRM was working fine until I downloaded an extension called CiviRules. I looked into the API for field UFMatch, clicked around in there, and pressed execute (got no warning that it was going to ...
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Does the 'timestamp mismatch' error cause any real problems?
I am getting the following error when I log in to CiviCRM:
Timestamps reported by MySQL (eg "2015-11-06 13:44") and PHP (eg
"2015-11-06 11:44" ) are mismatched.
I have reported this separately ...
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building an extension: how can I create a multiple-step form?
If I just had .php files I would do the following:
step1.php's submit button goes to step2.php. step2.php's submit button goes to step3.php, etc.
The problem is that I need data that the user entered ...
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Buildkit Site fails to load due to PHP ugrade from 5 to 7
After Upgrading from php 5.6 to php 7, when i try to access the sites created using buildkit, I am unable to access it.
After typing
Civibuild show dmaster
I get the following
ERROR: Failed to find ...
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