Title: PHP 7.2 Errors
Last modified: July 9, 2018

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# PHP 7.2 Errors

 *  Resolved [webcitymedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webcitymedia/)
 * (@webcitymedia)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/)
 * We are seeing the following error_log entries using PHP 7.2. Reverting to 7.1
   they go away. A Google Search on “plugins/css-javascript-toolbox/framework/events/
   subjects/hook.subject.php on line 81” shows a lot of others seeing the same issue.
 * [09-Jul-2018 20:36:33 UTC] PHP Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or
   an object that implements Countable in /home/ourdomain/public_html/xyz-content/
   plugins/css-javascript-toolbox/framework/events/subjects/hook.subject.php on 
   line 81
 * [09-Jul-2018 20:36:33 UTC] PHP Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or
   an object that implements Countable in /home/ourdomain/public_html/xyz-content/
   plugins/css-javascript-toolbox/framework/events/subjects/hook.subject.php on 
   line 82

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 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-10483550)
 * Hi there,
 * Hey thanks for reporting this issue.
    You are right, there is an issue with PHP
   version 7.2. We will be onto this soon with an update to correct this.
 * I appreciate you taking the time to let us know.
 * Kind Regards,
    Damian Baker
 *  [becky.absolute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beckyabsolute/)
 * (@beckyabsolute)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-10784917)
 * [@wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/) Any update
   on the php 7.2 fix? It’s been 3 months since the last update.
 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-10785152)
 * Hi Becky,
 * Thanks for checking in.
    Yes you are right, this PHP 7.2+ fix is long overdue.
 * At this stage, we have all our resources tied up on a massive update for [Easy Code Manager](https://easy-code-manager.com/),
   which will have this fix, plus a truck-load of new features. Due to its responsive
   nature and optimised user interface, Easy Code Manager is our primary focus right
   now. The free version of [Easy Code Manager is available right here on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-code-manager/)
 * That said, once this development is done and released, I plan to schedule an 
   update for CSS & JavaScript Toolbox in the near future including this fix.
 * Kind Regards,
    Damian Baker
 *  [becky.absolute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beckyabsolute/)
 * (@beckyabsolute)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11009410)
 * @wipoutmedia Any update on the fix for php 7.2? It looks like the latest update
   did not include the fix because others have reported the same issue ( [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-177/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-177/)).
 * I was hoping I wouldn’t have to keep modifying the plugin after an update to 
   fix this issue. Can you please provide a timeline as to when this issue might
   be resolved? Thanks!
 *  [Mark Krieger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markcanada/)
 * (@markcanada)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11319048)
 * PHP7.1 is only on security updates now and the only actively developed branches
   are 7.2 7.3 – [http://php.net/supported-versions.php](http://php.net/supported-versions.php)
   
   Could we please get the fix? Even if that’s the only update coming for the next
   release?
 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11349597)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I am sorry for the delay in replying.
    I am very much struggling to keep the 
   CSS & JavaScript Toolbox and Easy Code Manager projects alive to be perfectly
   honest. The main reason is that the user interest level for these two solutions
   has hit an all time low. Also, the sales from the premium editions and donations
   from the free editions have almost stopped completely. To be frank, it has totally
   dried up the coffers to continue quality development, and without funding coming
   in, I cannot afford to continue adding features and fixing issues.
 * Unless there were:
    – some developers that could help me with the solution on
   a profit-share scenario – a much clearer marketing direction that can secure 
   continual development – a promising long-term vision that is 100% compatible 
   and complimentary with WordPress (e.g. supporting Gutenberg) – an exponential
   upsurge in user-interest – substantial sales and donations
 * I am starting to believe these solutions have come to the end of their software
   life cycle.
 * Kind Regards,
    Damian
 *  [Mark Krieger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markcanada/)
 * (@markcanada)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11405923)
 * Hi Damian
 * Let’s start with nnnoooooooooooooo – I don’t want to try to find any other tool.
   Yours works well.
 * Now to the error problem here. The solution [@stchris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stchris/)
   posted at [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-177/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-warning-177/)
   works for me.
    It looks like PHP 7.2 now spits out an error message when trying
   to COUNT on NULL as per [https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration72.incompatible.php#migration72.incompatible.warn-on-non-countable-types](https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration72.incompatible.php#migration72.incompatible.warn-on-non-countable-types)
   Chris sets it to an empty array instead of NULL, so that should work without 
   impacting anything, right? Or should it be array() instead of [] for older PHP
   compatibility? I am not that good in PHP and haven’t looked at the minimum requirements
   for your code. Please at least still push this change through as an update until
   you decide what to do in the future.
 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11417554)
 * Hi Mark,
 * I really appreciate your words of encouragement – especially with “nnnoooooooooooooo”
   😀
 * However on a serious note, I have no idea about ’empty array instead of NULL’
   or ‘should it be array() instead of []’. I am a software UI designer and graphic
   designer – not a PHP coder. Also, I cannot afford to do more development sorry,
   as I pay a few hard-core third-party PHP developers for this stuff. Like I said,
   unless this update can be financed then I will continue to chip away at it and
   pay these developers to make the fixes and add the features.
 * Maybe I should create a funding for features and fixes page!!!
 * Regards,
    Damian Baker
 *  [Mark Krieger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markcanada/)
 * (@markcanada)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11422854)
 * Hi Damian
 * I just looked it up and the ‘[]’ syntax is supported starting in PHP 5.4 which
   your plugin shows as minimum requirement so it should work.
    But I can see the
   problem when you don’t actually program the PHP part yourself. There is no real
   way of knowing if that fix may break something else without going through the
   code and look at all the calls.
 * So I took another approach and tested it on on of my my sites. It takes more 
   code but has less consequences. You can probably run that piece of code through
   your programmers fairly quickly and cheaply:
 * In “/css-javascript-toolbox/framework/events/subjects/hook.subject.php” lines
   81-82 are now
 *     ```
       add_action($this->getHookName(), array(&$this, 'trigger'), 10, count($this->getDefinition('parameters')));
       add_action($this->getInstanceHookName(), array(&$this, 'trigger'), 10, count($this->getDefinition('parameters')))
       ```
   
 * If you replace that with the following lines you should have a minimally invasive
   fix:
 *     ```
       $cntParams = is_null ( $this->getDefinition('parameters') ) ? 0 : count($this->getDefinition('parameters'));
       add_action($this->getHookName(), array(&$this, 'trigger'), 10, $cntParams);
       add_action($this->getInstanceHookName(), array(&$this, 'trigger'), 10, $cntParams);
       ```
   
 * They should be able to confirm that this doesn’t have unintended consequences
   fairly quickly.
 * As for the long term future – not sure about the funding for fixes unless you
   give up on the pro subscriptions, but funding for (extensive) new features sounds
   better than giving up on this software. It’s just a shame that they are now two
   plugins to maintain. That adds to the cost.
 * The best for you and your software
    Mark
 *  [jesselperry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesselperry/)
 * (@jesselperry)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11425885)
 * Unrelated to the error this topic is about, I just want to say I really enjoy
   the plugin and rely on it tremendously. Losing this plugin’s support and bug 
   fixes would be a huge loss to myself and according to WordPress, the 10,000+ 
   others that are actively using the plugin.
 * Please do explore how users of the plugin can continue to support its development
   to make it worth your time.
 *  [ghoush](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghoush/)
 * (@ghoush)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11526200)
 * Thanks for the fix [@markcanada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markcanada/)
   that works! [@wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
   all you need to do is use the fix provided by [@markcanada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markcanada/).
   Can you make sure that gets updated here?
 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11530338)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I am extremely humbled by everyone’s words of encouragement and support. I am
   not sure you are all aware of my position with these two plugins (CJT and ECM),
   but I would like to share a brief backstory.
 * My background is design, graphics, marketing, pixel-perfect icons, ideas, software
   design, and more ideas!!! You get the picture – I am a creative. I like mentally
   creating solutions, but I need the experts to get it there. I do work with code(
   e.g. CSS, JS, PHP etc), but I am no hardcore. The PHP stuff – especially, is 
   where I outsource to a number of developers that I call upon. So I pay the development
   out of my own pocket. I have basically worked for free since late 2010 in terms
   of the 10’s of thousands of emails, website design, managing support, doing all
   the graphical icons and UI designs and wireframes, brainstorming and discussing
   ideas with the senior developer, and the list goes on. I don’t want to bore you
   with that stuff, and I am sure you can understand the workload for both CSS &
   JavaScript Toolbox and Easy Code Manager the past decade.
 * Yes, I tried to make sense of the ever-changing direction. I know I have missed
   the boat many times, chased some real stupid strategies – both feature strategies
   and marketing strategies. To be clear, the funds I have earned for both the premium
   versions in both projects has not even gone past the investment yet. I know –
   sad right!!! So these projects have been a great learning experience in project
   management, and I have certainly learned a lot. I have read that you may fail
   up to 7 times before you finally hit great success. I think I have a few more
   failures to go. 🙂
 * Anyway, even though these projects have in a sense failed, I have really enjoyed
   managing it. I am immensely proud of the fact that we created two awesome and
   unique solutions out of thin air. I would really love to keep it going, I speak
   from the heart when I say this, because I do think about it often.
 * I would certainly love to explore how I can resurrect these projects, if any 
   of you guys have some ideas for me. Even ways to spread the word. An idea off
   the top of my head is to start up some fund-raising initiative that is crowd-
   funded with 100% earning from the fundraising drive going directly to development
   on bug fixes, PHP compatibility fixes, and even full compatibility with the new
   Gutenberg editor. Some of the last conversations I had with the senior developer
   was about having CJT and ECM code blocks output as Gutenberg blocks. I think 
   that would be awesome and extremely useful.
 * I still have the CJT and ECM projects on GitHub along with the ‘to-do’ features,
   tickets for bugs and issues. I just don’t have the funds to pay senior developers.
   That said, I do pay GitHub because I don’t want to lose those repos just in case.
 * I know this is a rather long, rather sorrowful story, but it feels cathartic 
   to get it all out their in the public domain. Especially for the supporters of
   all those years. I am very thankful and humbled.
 * Please feel free to post and share you thoughts, ideas, anything and lets keep
   this discussion going. I will check back here periodically.
 * Kind Regards,
    Damian Baker
 *  Plugin Author [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/)
 * (@wipeoutmedia)
 * [6 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-7-2-errors-6/#post-11598137)
 * Hi guys,
 * Just a heads up.
    I have been planning to resurrect the project for both the 
   free version of CSS & JavaScript Toolbox and the premium extensions, which I 
   intend to call it CSS & JavaScript Toolbox ELITE. This will be a new direction
   for CSS & JavaScript Toolbox that will have PHP issues fixed and be fully compatible
   with WordPress version 5.2+ and the new Gutenberg editor. I think there is a 
   lot of potential for CJT to work with the new editor, inject some much needed
   funds for the project to continue, and most importantly, make a great addition
   to your WordPress development toolkit.
 * Kind Regards,
    Damian Baker
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 12 months ago by [wipeoutmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wipeoutmedia/).

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