Fatal error: Call to undef func: utf8_decode()

  • bladez

    (@bladez)


    21 years, 7 months ago

    Greetings everyone,
    I have setup a working MySQL DB and wordpress on my windows laptop, however now that I am trying to get the same thing on my Linux box, I am running into problems.
    When I goto http://<serverIP>/wordpress/wp-admin/install , first I get a BOAT load of errors at first:
    Database error: [Table ‘wordpress.wp_options’ doesn’t exist]
    SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options
    So I scroll to the bottom where the main “Let’s Go!” link is. I run through Step 1 (The boss monster is apparently winning…), Step 2 seems to go through fine, however it finds the address of WP as: http://<internal IP>/wordpress
    I assume I can leave it like that, because I have tried http://localhost/wordpress and IP and I get to the same result.
    So I click to go to Step 3 and I get this:
    Fatal error: Call to undefined function: utf8_decode() in /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php on line 113
    And this is where I get terribly confused as I had no problems under Windows, which in itself is a miracle, however I’m deeply confused. 🙂
    ———————–
    EDIT:
    Incidentally, it’s PHP Version 4.3.4, WP Latest, and apache2 on MDK10.

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  • Thread Starter bladez

    (@bladez)

    21 years, 7 months ago

    Well I am going to answer my own questions or at least some of it. As for the utf8_decode() issue, you must have PHP-XML installed. On Mandrake 10.0, when you install PHP and Apache, it does not do that by default.
    utf8_decode() is part of the XML package. That only took three days to figure out.
    Now as far as all that garbage at the biginning of the install, I still get it, but it’s running now, so I don’t care.

    patrick_horse

    (@patrick_horse)

    21 years, 7 months ago

    Hey, same here:
    Step 3
    Fatal error: Call to undefined function: utf8_decode() in /yeah/yeah/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php on line 113
    * ouchie.
    Everything else builds fine.
    I’m running PHP 4.3.4 & not entirely sure if PHP-XML is enabled where I am since phpinfo() is slightly cryptic
    So is there a workaround ? Otherwise I’m going back to Movable Type. Which would be irritating, to say the least.

    patrick_horse

    (@patrick_horse)

    21 years, 7 months ago

    Ah well, fuggedaboutit.
    Got my host to switch on alll those parts of PHP that weren’t, eg all the XML modules, eg Bladez you were right, thanks.
    You know, a script to test server environment that runs BEFORE everything snaps or stalls would be a great idea…

    Anonymous

    21 years, 6 months ago

    In mandrake 10.1, I typed ‘urpmi php-xml’ as root and restarted the apache server. No more fata errors nor blank spaces.

    Anonymous

    21 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks!

    Anonymous

    21 years, 5 months ago

    then restart: service httpd restart (as root)

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