Plugin & Version Updates

  • lynclark

    (@lynclark)


    14 years, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m having a terrible time getting my site updated. Currently it says that in order to update my site, I need to update my PHP from 5.1.6 to 5.2.4 or higher. I’ve been begging my provider to for a few months now to no avail so what I’m wondering is- is this affecting my site in any way?

    I have not been able to download a plugin for awhile now. Every time I do, my site stalls and I have to go uninstall the plugin via the FTP. I also haven’t been able to build a new page or new sidebar either.

    Any ideas?? This is for my job, so it’d be much appreciated if any ideas were given to get this problem fixed. IF it’s all about updating the PHP, then I will feel a lot better about harrassing my provider to get it updated.

    Thanks!

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  • Joshua Parker

    (@parkerj)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Currently it says that in order to update my site, I need to update my PHP from 5.1.6 to 5.2.4 or higher.

    What actually says that?

    Thread Starter lynclark

    (@lynclark)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    When I go to the Dashboard > Updates and try to update WordPress to version 3.2.1 it says that:

    “You cannot update because WordPress 3.2.1 requires PHP version 5.2.4 or higher. You are running version 5.1.6.”

    And in regard to plugins, I’ve actually had no trouble updating ones I’ve downloaded in the past, only downloading new ones.

    Joshua Parker

    (@parkerj)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, I tracked down the official announcement about about php 5.2.x: http://wordpress.org/news/2010/07/eol-for-php4-and-mysql4/

    The announcement states that users will not be able to upgrade to 3.2 if the server doesn’t meet the requirement. The only thing I can think of is to do a manual upgrade through FTP but you run the risk of breaking your site if 3.2 is coded with a check for php 5.2.x.

    Thread Starter lynclark

    (@lynclark)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    So do you think this is the reason why my widgets aren’t loading?

    I had success downloading a widget today – but when I went to the widget page and tried to put it onto a sidebar, it wouldn’t work. In fact, when I try to move any widget, it won’t work.

    http://www.icetechnologies.com

    Am I going down the wrong route?

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    14 years, 7 months ago

    Unlikely, but then again, PHP 5.1 isn’t supported to it;s possible.

    But. Yes, you need to upgrade PHP to use WP 3.2 and up. It’s possible some of your plugins also require that.

    Tell your host that there are multiple security issues with PHP 5.1, and if they’re not going to upgrade, you’re going to leave.

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