Title: PHP 8 breakage: undefined function create_function()
Last modified: January 6, 2022

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# PHP 8 breakage: undefined function create_function()

 *  Resolved [adam12b1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam12b1/)
 * (@adam12b1)
 * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-breakage-undefined-function-create_function/)
 * After updating from PHP 7.4.26 to PHP 8.0.13, our site is busted with this error
   from PHP Code Widget:
 * `Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function create_function() in[...]/
   wp-content/plugins/php-code-widget/execphp.php`
 * Wordpress and all plugins including this one are fully updated.
 * Thanks much, and we look forward to a patch.
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by [adam12b1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam12b1/).
      Reason: shoot, sorry, wrong widget forum!

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 * Last reply from: [adam12b1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam12b1/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-breakage-undefined-function-create_function/)
 * Status: resolved