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[john patrikiadis Friend john patrikiadisJoin date: November 2016Posts: 82Downloads:68Uploads:5]

#1082421

The site is https://www.arion-software.co.uk/ and when i go there i get the error Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; JAStack has a deprecated constructor in /home/arionsof/public_html/modules/mod_jaslideshowlite/helpers/helper.php on line 800. I have upgraded the jaslideshowlite component and the template to the latest version but i still get this error

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#1082430

Hi John,

I found this on Google. https://cweiske.de/tagebuch/php4-constructors-php7.htm
Seems that some older (PHP4) terms still hanging around that PHP7 not happy about, but not critical. I notice the message only appears on first visit to your homepage.
Did you install ja-nuevo from quickstart ?

Tim

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#1082435

No. I installed from extensions->modules->Install procedure. What am i supposed to do with the link you sent me?

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#1082436

I updated the template and the component to fix this automatically. If the upgrade don;t do that then with my luck of knowledge what should i do?

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#1082447

I recently installed (on a local MAMP server) ja-nuevo from quickstart (https://www.joomlart.com/downloads/joomla-templates/ja-nuevo/) complete with all demo content, in order to use as a reference.

For the real site I do the same in another folder but omit the option to install demo content near the end of the install process.

I suggest you consider doing the same to rebuild your site. You might want to look at the j2xml plugin to transfer content from your existing site.

If you need more help, please send temporary login details for your site(s) via Skype. Skypename: timcoldwell
Tim

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#1082449

Well done! I see you fixed it. https://compose.com.hk/ is a ja-nuevo site I built recently for an HK friend. It too is for selling software so maybe gives you some ideas. Good luck.

Tim

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#1082451

No i haven’t fixed it. Actually this is what it does the template. One time shows ok and the next not.
as I did the install on the real site it is quite difficult for me to redo it not to mention that I am afraid of messing everything up.

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#1082455

Odd. I cleared my browser cache (Chrome on MacOS) and the error message has gone.

Oops. It came back again. 🙁

However, I have been advised by php guru, Roberto Segura, that the error is easy to fix. _ It’s an easy fix. They only have to rename the constructor of that file to _construct() instead of using the class name for it which was the old php4 convention.

OK ?
You might want to do an Akeeba Backup first. You do have Akeeba Backup extension installed I trust ?

• This reply was modified 7 years ago by  timtecsa.
• This reply was modified 7 years ago by  timtecsa.

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#1082462

FYI, this is the relevant PHP code from my local copy of ja-nuevo

    /**
         * Constructor
         *
         * For php4 compatability we must not use the __constructor as a constructor for plugins
         * because func_get_args ( void ) returns a copy of all passed arguments NOT references.
         * This causes problems with cross-referencing necessary for the observer design pattern.
         *
         */
        function JAStack()
        {
            $this->_arr = array();
        }

Is yours different ?

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#1082466

i do have the akkeba backup but i don;t know which file to modify

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#1082467

The file is specified in the error message.
/home/arionsof/public_html/modules/mod_jaslideshowlite/helpers/helper.php on line 800.

You should be able to edit the file using FTP program. You could also fully replace ‘ helper.php ‘ file by getting a copy from the ja-nuevo quickstart download if you extract it to a folder on your PC.

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#1082468

the new file is the same as the old one. The thing now is that i lost the image on the first page.

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#1082470

You replaced the ‘ helper.php ‘ file completely ?

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#1082471

Lines 800 to 819 should be:

   class JAStack
    {
        /*
         * array
         */
        var $_arr = null;

        /**
         * Constructor
         *
         * For php4 compatability we must not use the __constructor as a constructor for plugins
         * because func_get_args ( void ) returns a copy of all passed arguments NOT references.
         * This causes problems with cross-referencing necessary for the observer design pattern.
         *
         */
        function JAStack()
        {
            $this->_arr = array();
        }

I think I copied from wrong point, earlier. Line #2 above is line #800 in your file.

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#1082472

no. I just renamed the constructor as said on the google https://cweiske.de/tagebuch/php4-constructors-php7.htm.

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