Title: PHP 7.2 compatibility
Last modified: December 4, 2018

---

# PHP 7.2 compatibility

 *  [Sdarter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdarter/)
 * (@sdarter)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-54/)
 * PHP 7.2 compatibility test throws a bunch of errors. Will you guys be updating
   any time soon?
 * FILE: /nas/content/live/verbumdei/wp-content/plugins/sidekick/sidekick.php
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
   FOUND 12 ERRORS AFFECTING 3 LINES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
   121 | ERROR | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since
   PHP 7.2; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead 121 | 
   ERROR | Function mcrypt_decrypt() is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since
   PHP 7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 121 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256”
   is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 121 | ERROR | The constant“
   MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 122 | 
   ERROR | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 
   7.2; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead 122 | ERROR
   | Function mcrypt_decrypt() is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP
   7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 122 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256” is 
   deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 122 | ERROR | The constant“
   MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 123 | 
   ERROR | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 
   7.2; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead 123 | ERROR
   | Function mcrypt_encrypt() is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP
   7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 123 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256” is 
   deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 123 | ERROR | The constant“
   MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
 * FILE: /nas/content/live/verbumdei/wp-content/plugins/sidekick/libs/licensing.
   php
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- FOUND 8 ERRORS AFFECTING
   2 LINES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- 201 | ERROR | Extension‘
   mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2; Use openssl (preferred)
   or pecl/mcrypt once available instead 201 | ERROR | Function mcrypt_encrypt()
   is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 201
   | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and 
   removed since PHP 7.2 201 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated
   since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 202 | ERROR | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated
   since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt
   once available instead 202 | ERROR | Function mcrypt_decrypt() is deprecated 
   since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 202 | ERROR | The
   constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since 
   PHP 7.2 202 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated since PHP 
   7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
 * FILE: /nas/content/live/verbumdei/wp-content/plugins/sidekick/libs/sk_api.php
   ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
   FOUND 4 ERRORS AFFECTING 1 LINE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-
   118 | ERROR | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since
   PHP 7.2; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead 118 | 
   ERROR | Function mcrypt_decrypt() is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since
   PHP 7.2; Use OpenSSL instead 118 | ERROR | The constant “MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256”
   is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 118 | ERROR | The constant“
   MCRYPT_MODE_CBC” is deprecated since PHP 7.1 and removed since PHP 7.2 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-

The topic ‘PHP 7.2 compatibility’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/sidekick_e3967c.svg)
 * [Sidekick](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidekick/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidekick/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidekick/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidekick/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidekick/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidekick/reviews/)

## Tags

 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)

 * 0 replies
 * 1 participant
 * Last reply from: [Sdarter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdarter/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-compatibility-54/)
 * Status: not resolved