Can you share the exact message you get for the invalid header issue?
The install goes but it’s when I try to Network Activate, I get this:
“The plugin does not have a valid header.”
Does it have any other details? Things that look like code?
Nope. I checked the error page’s source, and there is literally nothing of value related to this issue, just a page with some styles and that error message. I’m a PHP dev so I’d notice anything useful from this page.
<p>The plugin does not have a valid header.</p>
Please let me know if this still happens with 3.1.9, just released.
Thank you for your support; I am going to test the new version on a development server this morning. I mean no offense, but I’m wary about installing this on my client’s production server until I test it well (I have backups and everything, but hate downtime with a passion). I’ll let you know what happens.
You have some class files in your plugin that are busted; They have a space between the opening PHP tag and the opening comment tag. This makes WordPress installs puke. It’s a few of those class.ctct_class_name.php files in the class folder.
<?php
**violating empty line**
/*
* opening comments
*/
I removed the space and the plugin appears to have activated. Fix dat shit! 🙂
FYI – I just got the same “The plugin does not have a valid header.” message after it told me it installed successfully. I downloaded the plugin through my website right from your source (not from any third party site, so it’s your most recent version).
If you are a developer or even somewhat code savvy, you should be able to use my fix. Just edit every
whatever_file_name.php
so that if it has a comment at the top, you make sure it’s seated directly below the opening PHP tag with no space or new line inbetween:
<?php
/*
* no space or new line inbetween!
*/
@jonleecraw – about to release an update. Did updating only the files inside the /classes/ directory fix the issue?
I checked everything in /classes and everything in the plugin root. I don’t remember which files needed editing; their is only 10 or so that I checked. Pretty sure it was two classes.ctct_whatever_class_name.php that needed the removal of the empty line.
I just released 3.1.10, please let me know if that fixes the issue.
Hi Zack,
I just installed 3.1.10 and got the same invalid header message after trying to activate it. I’m running WP 4.2.2.
Damn, I’m not able to reproduce this issue!
HollyKNY, can you share your error log with me at [email protected] ?
Sure – can you tell me where I can find it? I just read the error on the screen after I tried to activate the plugin.
