Title: [Plugin: FeedList] Doesn’t work with PHP 5 Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: FeedList] Doesn’t work with PHP 5 * [stuarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuarts/) * (@stuarts) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/) * I just upgraded to PHP 5. * Feedlist immediately broke. * The error was: * Warning: Attempt to assign property of non-object in /home/mysite/public_html/ wp-includes/rss.php on line 440 * Seems to be a bug in PHP 5.2 and 5.3 referenced here: * You may want to fix this as PHP 4 will no longer be supported from Aug 2008. * Regards, * Stuart * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedlist/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedlist/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [stuarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuarts/) * (@stuarts) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760570) * Little update on this. * The above problem is fixed if you ask your host to install cURL support on your PHP 5 install. * It seems it tends to be on PHP 4 installs, but not on the standard PHP 5 install. * When my hosts added this, feedlist worked fine again without any modifications. * Thread Starter [stuarts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuarts/) * (@stuarts) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760582) * Spoke too soon on this one. * It seems its an endemic problem with wordpress that is simply exacerbated by a switch to PHP 5. * As it cropped up in another blog. * My host had a search around and found the real solution on this thread here: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8) * Nickel kindly volunteered the following solution in that thread that worked for me on all my blogs when I implemented it. * Go to /home/yoursite/public_html/wp-includes/rss.php * On line 440 (of rss.php), change this: * if ( isset($rss) and $rss ) { * to this: * if ( isset($rss) && (is_object($rss) ||(is_string($rss) && $rss=unserialize($ rss))) ) { * ie It would then look like this in the code: * //if ( isset($rss) and $rss ) { if ( isset($rss) && (is_object($rss) ||(is_string( $rss) && $rss=unserialize($rss))) ) { * That worked great. * [danahuff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danahuff/) * (@danahuff) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760790) * I was having the same problem with RSS widgets in my sidebar, and this fix worked. Thanks for posting! * [robocopper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robocopper/) * (@robocopper) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760815) * I have the same problem with this feed on WP 2.60: * [http://feeds.feedburner.com/AlbertMohlersBlog](http://feeds.feedburner.com/AlbertMohlersBlog) * Warning: Attempt to assign property of non-object in /home/thinking/public_html/ talk/wp-includes/rss.php on line 440 * My PHP version on Hostgator is 5.2.6. * I shall try this fix. Many thanks 4 posting it!!! * [robocopper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robocopper/) * (@robocopper) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760816) * Ok, i can confirm that this fix looks good. It has been implemented on several sites and it works in each case. * [finalcut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finalcut/) * (@finalcut) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760818) * thanks everyone for identifying the problem and finding a solution to it. * I will include a patched version of rss.php in the feedList release so that folks who experience this problem can apply the fix if necessary. * Cheers, Bill * [peterhw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterhw/) * (@peterhw) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760821) * I haven’t tried any of the above remedies yet. I have the same problem. The blog below should show 2 x RSS feeds one is ok the other isn’t. Does this suggest a different problem. * Warning: Attempt to assign property of non-object in /home/ppppppppp/public_html/ toolbox/NewsB/wp-includes/rss.php on line 440 * I have around 10 similar feeds all created from same data and all just created in the last few days with Worpress v 2.6.2 * some seem OK and some give the above error message. * This code is already inserted in my installation * //if ( isset($rss) and $rss ) { if ( isset($rss) && (is_object($rss) ||(is_string( $rss) && $rss=unserialize($rss))) ) { $rss->from_cache = 1; if ( MAGPIE_DEBUG > 1) { * [http://toolbox.best-one.info/NewsB/](http://toolbox.best-one.info/NewsB/) * This blog has 2 feeds – 1 feed gets the message and the other doesn’t. I don’t understand too much about the files but I loaded rss.php into Excel and line 440 appeared to be checking for a cache file * Any help / ideas appreciated * [elliottgoodwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elliottgoodwin/) * (@elliottgoodwin) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760822) * The fix worked great. Thanks! * [Ian Thompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n03lm/) * (@n03lm) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760841) * I’ve just upgraded to wordpress 2.7 – I’ve found that the bug fix mentioned above and in * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147613?replies=4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147613?replies=4) [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8) * has had to be applied to every update of wordpress for quite a while. IT has worked every time before. However this time the above fix doesn’t work and all I get is the RSS feed header as the widget title and no items. Oddly enough the RSS feed in question is coming from another wordpress blog ! [http://www.npci.org.uk/blog/index.php?feed=rss2](http://www.npci.org.uk/blog/index.php?feed=rss2) * The code produced looks like this * `

  • RSS National Prescribing Centre Blog

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  • RSS NHS Choices: Behind the headlines` `` * which as you can see misses the href link and title for the acutal feed. Whereas the feed below it displays perfectly. * Any suggestions ? * [Ian Thompson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n03lm/) * (@n03lm) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760842) * I’ve just upgraded to wordpress 2.7 – I’ve found that the bug fix mentioned above and in * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147613?replies=4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/147613?replies=4) [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120549?replies=8) * has had to be applied to every update of wordpress for quite a while. IT has worked every time before. However this time the above fix doesn’t work and all I get is the RSS feed header as the widget title and no items. Oddly enough the RSS feed in question is coming from another wordpress blog ! [http://www.npci.org.uk/blog/index.php?feed=rss2](http://www.npci.org.uk/blog/index.php?feed=rss2) * The html produced looks like this * `
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    ` `` `RSS` `National Prescribing Centre Blog

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    ` `` `RSS` `NHS Choices: Behind the headlines

    ` `` * which as you can see misses the href link and title for the actual feed. Whereas the feed below it displays perfectly. * Any suggestions ? * [uddhava](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uddhava/) * (@uddhava) * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760847) * Encountered the same problem and tried to apply the fix. I found out that you need to edit the rss.php in the **wp-includes** folder. There is another one in /root. No use editing this one. * So edit -> wp-includes/rss.php * A few other funny things i encountered (without this fix) 1) the first feed gets displayed correctly. A 2nd does not 2) the error sometimes appears, and sometimes it works. This has something to do with the caching of rss feeds i guess. 3) the refresh speed has increased dramatically. The page loads super fast now…. * [robocopper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robocopper/) * (@robocopper) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760852) * uddhava, * I have found exactly the same. First is ok, second is broken, third onwards are ok. This is on 2.7.1 btw. * [jpacca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpacca/) * (@jpacca) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760854) * Hi * I receently installed a rss plug in Feed Statistics by [http://www.chrisfinke.com/](http://www.chrisfinke.com/) * When i done this in microsoft outlook the links in my posts no longer worked * So i deactived the plugin * Now my rss feeds are not coming through to my subsribers when i add a new post * in microft outlook i deleted my feeed and re added the feed [http://www.myonlineshoppinguk.com/feed/](http://www.myonlineshoppinguk.com/feed/) * But as my subscibres say my feeds no longer are coming through * Please can you help as my business seems to now be worthless * I really hope you can help * Thanks * John-Paul * [http://www.myonlineshoppinguk.com](http://www.myonlineshoppinguk.com) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: FeedList] Doesn’t work with PHP 5’ is closed to new replies. * 13 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [jpacca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpacca/) * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-feedlist-doesnt-work-with-php-5/#post-760854) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics