Title: PHP Warning: Illegal string offset Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # PHP Warning: Illegal string offset * Resolved [drakcore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drakcore/) * (@drakcore) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/) * Getting this spammed constantly in the error logs. Errors on size, style and colour. * [18-Oct-2014 08:21:40 Africa/Harare] PHP Warning: Illegal string offset ‘size’ in /home4/drakcore/public_html/DB/wp-content/plugins/wysija-newsletters/helpers/ render_engine.php on line 109 [18-Oct-2014 08:21:40 Africa/Harare] PHP Warning: Illegal string offset ‘style’ in /home4/drakcore/public_html/DB/wp-content/plugins/ wysija-newsletters/helpers/render_engine.php on line 109 [18-Oct-2014 08:21:40 Africa/Harare] PHP Warning: Illegal string offset ‘color’ in /home4/drakcore/ public_html/DB/wp-content/plugins/wysija-newsletters/helpers/render_engine.php on line 109 * ——- Looked at the file and this is the code at line 109 in that file. * `if (isset($vars['border'])) $result[] = 'border: ' . $vars['border']['size'].''. $vars['border']['style'] . ' ' . $vars['border']['color'] . ';';` * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [Marcelo Pedra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kent-brockman/) * (@kent-brockman) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400674) * Hi! I’m seeing the same PHP errors. Hope to see it fixed soon. * [ambrooo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ambrooo/) * (@ambrooo) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400682) * Same problem here. Though, the plugin still works until the moment of sending emails. * [chmars](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chmars/) * (@chmars) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400753) * Same problem here: * `[…] PHP Warning: Illegal string offset 'size' in /home/…/wp-content/plugins/ wysija-newsletters/helpers/render_engine.php on line 109` * [stevem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevem/) * (@stevem) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400757) * Mailpoet support have solved this problem with a change to line 109 in render_engine. php. They say the error only occurs in PHP 5.4 and that the next update will correct it. * You can manually change it before then. This is their solution. Change line 109 render_engine.php * from * `if (isset($vars['border'])) $result[] = 'border: ' . $vars['border']['size'].''. $vars['border']['style'] . ' ' . $vars['border']['color'] . ';';` * to * `if (isset($vars['border']) && is_array($vars['border'])) $result[] = 'border:'. $vars['border']['size'] . ' ' . $vars['border']['style'] . ' ' . $vars['border'][' color'] . ';';` * [Wysija](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wysija/) * (@wysija) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400759) * It seems to be an issue with PHP 5.4. and we’re working to patch it very soon with the next release. * Could you please get in touch with us here, we’ll need to ask you additional information to check this issue: [http://support.mailpoet.com/feedback/](http://support.mailpoet.com/feedback/) and let us know the URL of this topic. * [Wysija](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wysija/) * (@wysija) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400760) * We have solved this problem with a change to line 109 in render_engine.php. The error only occurs in PHP 5.4 and the next update will correct it. * You can manually change it before then. This is their solution. Change line 109 render_engine.php * from * `if (isset($vars['border'])) $result[] = 'border: ' . $vars['border']['size'].''. $vars['border']['style'] . ' ' . $vars['border']['color'] . ';';` * to * `if (isset($vars['border']) && is_array($vars['border'])) $result[] = 'border:'. $vars['border']['size'] . ' ' . $vars['border']['style'] . ' ' . $vars['border'][' color'] . ';';` * Let us know if it works! * Thread Starter [drakcore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drakcore/) * (@drakcore) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400761) * Thanks a lot guys. * [Wysija](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wysija/) * (@wysija) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400787) * 🙂 Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘PHP Warning: Illegal string offset’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wysija-newsletters_ffddcc.svg) * [MailPoet Newsletters (Previous)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wysija-newsletters/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wysija-newsletters/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wysija-newsletters/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wysija-newsletters/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wysija-newsletters/reviews/) * 8 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Wysija](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wysija/) * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-illegal-string-offset-2/#post-5400787) * Status: resolved