Thanks for contacting us.
Is your server running at least php5.3? Usually that error occurs when running below php5.3.
I’ve seen this same error after the last two updates of this plugin and it’s very frustrating. I’ve been able to resolve it by updating the “feed-them-functions.php” file…
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FIX: Open the following file and make this change…
FILE: wp_content > plugins > feed-them-social > includes > feed-them-functions.php
Remove this content starting at line 69:
add_action( ‘admin_notices’, function() use ($error_msg) {
echo $error_msg;
});
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Activate the plugin, clear any caches and you should be good to go.
Ideally you should update the actual file via FTP, not through WP Admin.
As always, make a backup and keep a copy of the original file just in case.
Hope that helps and hope the devs are able to resolve this permanently because it is a pretty good plugin.
@ricksadamns… Thanks for posting the fix… can you submit the info from our fts System Info menu so I can see what may possibly be causing this problem.
When you get the error what exactly are the steps that is creating it.
Do you have premium active and when you go to update the FREE one then it throws the error? Any insight would be helpful and we would love to correct this problem. Thanks!
Thread Starter
Zmokin
(@zmokin)
Thanks for the fix option, that allowed me to activate it.
I am using the free version atm. I got my error while trying to activate it as mentioned in the op.
Now that I have it activated, I can generate the report:
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Versions
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Feed Them Social Plugin version: 1.5.4
WordPress version: WP 4.0
Installed plugins: BAW Login/Logout menu by Juliobox version 1.3.2, Constant Contact API by Katz Web Services, Inc. & James Benson version 2.4.1, Constant Contact API: Form Designer (Alpha) by Katz Web Services, Inc. version 2.4.1, Custom Facebook Feed by Smash Balloon version 2.1.1, Elegant Builder by Elegant Themes version 2.4, Feed Them Social by SlickRemix version 1.5.4, LowerMedia Sticky.js Menu’s by Pete Lower version 3.0.0, Page in Widget by Carl-Fredrik Herö version 1.2, Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin by Don Fischer version 5.0.6, Rotating Tweets (Twitter widget & shortcode) by Martin Tod version 1.7.3, Simple Full Screen Background Image by Pippin Williamson version 1.1, Simply Instagram by Rolly G. Bueno Jr. version 1.2.6, Theme My Login by Jeff Farthing version 6.3.10, TinyMCE Advanced by Andrew Ozz version 4.1
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Server Environment
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PHP Version: 5.5.16
Server Software: Apache
WP Max Upload Size: 8 MB
WP Debug Mode: No
fsockopen: fsockopen is ON
Thanks.
Glad I could help.
The site in question is also using the free version of FTS at the moment.
The application installed and ran fine a little over a month ago. The error occurred during the plugin’s upgrade one version ago and again with the current upgrade to v1.5.4
It appears that the client is running an older version of PHP (5.2.17) so that is probably what’s causing the issue for me. I’ll find out why and upgrade it if there isn’t a good reason and post back my results.
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Versions
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Feed Them Social Plugin version: 1.5.4
WordPress version: WP 4.0
Installed plugins: All-in-One WP Migration by ServMask version 2.0.1, Awesome Surveys by Will Brubaker version 1.4.2, Backup by blogVault by blogVault.net version 1.14, Contact Form 7 by Takayuki Miyoshi version 3.9.3, Spreadsheet by DHTMLX LTD version 2.0, Facebook by Facebook version 1.5.5, Feed Them Social by SlickRemix version 1.5.4, IPU-Chart by Thomas Müller Flury, ipublia version 1.0.3, Opening Hours by Harbor version 1.4.1, Really Simple CAPTCHA by Takayuki Miyoshi version 1.8, Social by Crowd Favorite version 2.11, Twitter by BestWebSoft version 2.37, W3 Total Cache by Frederick Townes version 0.9.4, WP-Polls by Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan version 2.67
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Server Environment
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PHP Version: 5.2.17WARNING: Your version of php must be 5.3 or greater to use this plugin. Please upgrade the php by contacting your host provider. Some host providers will allow you to change this yourself in the hosting control panel too.
Server Software: Apache
WP Max Upload Size: 64 MB
WP Debug Mode: No
fsockopen: fsockopen is ON
Thanks very much!
@richsadams
See the message
PHP Version: 5.2.17WARNING: Your version of php must be 5.3 or greater to use this plugin. Please upgrade the php by contacting your host provider. Some host providers will allow you to change this yourself in the hosting control panel too.
That is why you are having problems on each upgrade.
Quick follow up…success!
After updating the client’s server to a more current version of PHP I replaced FTS’ feed-them-functions.php file with the original. After activating it again I did not receive the error. It appears to be working fine.
Apologies for the trouble as it was a problem on our end, not the plugin.
FWIW here is the new system info:
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Versions
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Feed Them Social Plugin version: 1.5.4
WordPress version: WP 4.0
Installed plugins: All-in-One WP Migration by ServMask version 2.0.1, Awesome Surveys by Will Brubaker version 1.4.2, Backup by blogVault by blogVault.net version 1.14, Contact Form 7 by Takayuki Miyoshi version 3.9.3, Spreadsheet by DHTMLX LTD version 2.0, Facebook by Facebook version 1.5.5, Feed Them Social by SlickRemix version 1.5.4, IPU-Chart by Thomas Müller Flury, ipublia version 1.0.3, Opening Hours by Harbor version 1.4.1, Really Simple CAPTCHA by Takayuki Miyoshi version 1.8, Social by Crowd Favorite version 2.11, Twitter by BestWebSoft version 2.37, W3 Total Cache by Frederick Townes version 0.9.4, WP-Polls by Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan version 2.67
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Server Environment
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PHP Version: 5.4.29
Server Software: Apache
WP Max Upload Size: 64 MB
WP Debug Mode: No
fsockopen: fsockopen is ON
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Thanks very much and best wishes!
Rich
Awesome, we love to hear good news!
e’ve since added a php check too, so when people who have a version of php 5.2.9 or lower and nice message will appear notifying that you need to update to php 5.3 or greater to use our plugin.
