PHP 5.6 Compatiblitiy – Warning

[Emily]

I’m getting the following PHP warning:

FILE: /wp-content/plugins/store-locator-le/include/SLPlus.php
————————————————————————————————–
FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE
————————————————————————————————–
576 | WARNING | INI directive ‘safe_mode’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4.
————————————————————————————————–

[Cici]

There will be a patch but it is recommended that you  contact your host see (and WP has some good recommendations as to who to use) see the WordPress guidance:.

Note: If you are in a legacy environment where you only have older PHP or MySQL versions, WordPress also works with PHP 5.2.4+ and MySQL 5.0+, but these versions have reached official End Of Life and as such may expose your site to security vulnerabilities.

Ask for it

Here’s a letter you can send to your host; copy and paste!

I’m interested in running the open-source WordPress <https://wordpress.org/&gt; web software and I was wondering if my account supported the following:

• PHP 7 or greater
• MySQL 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB 10.0 or greater
• The mod_rewrite Apache module
• HTTPS support

Thanks!

Not required, but recommended for better security

Hosting is more secure when PHP applications, like WordPress, are run using your account’s username instead of the server’s default shared username. Ask your potential host what steps they take to ensure the security of your account.

 recommendation is PhP 7.0

https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/

 

[Emily]

Thanks Cici – just wanted to note that this same ‘safe_mode’ warning pops up when testing for PHP 7 compatibility as well.

[Cici]

That is not an issue. Safe mode

[Author]

Posts