Title: Errors/Issues with Scan for PHP 7.0 Compatibility
Last modified: June 16, 2018

---

# Errors/Issues with Scan for PHP 7.0 Compatibility

 *  Resolved [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * (@neotechnomad)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-issues-with-scan-for-php-7-0-compatibility/)
 * I ran a Compatibility Scan with this plugin – PHP Compatibility Checker by WP
   Engine – before upgrading to PHP 7.0and the report found the following:
 *     ```
       Name: Disable Emojis
   
       FILE: /home/neotech2/public_html/wp-content/plugins/disable-emojis-littlebizzy/admin-notices-ms.php
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       FOUND 2 ERRORS AFFECTING 2 LINES
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        85 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
        86 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
       FILE: /home/neotech2/public_html/wp-content/plugins/disable-emojis-littlebizzy/emojis/filters.php
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       FOUND 2 ERRORS AFFECTING 2 LINES
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        57 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
        58 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
       FILE: /home/neotech2/public_html/wp-content/plugins/disable-emojis-littlebizzy/emojis/emojis.php
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        25 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       ```
   
 * Do you need to address these before I upgrade to 7.0?
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 12 months ago by [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferrors-issues-with-scan-for-php-7-0-compatibility%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

The topic ‘Errors/Issues with Scan for PHP 7.0 Compatibility’ is closed to new replies.

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

## Tags

 * [compatibility](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/compatibility/)
 * [errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/errors/)
 * [Issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/issues/)
 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)
 * [scan](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/scan/)

 * 0 replies
 * 1 participant
 * Last reply from: [neotechnomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neotechnomad/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-issues-with-scan-for-php-7-0-compatibility/)
 * Status: resolved