Title: PHP version 5.6 compatibility Last modified: February 21, 2017 --- # PHP version 5.6 compatibility * Resolved [centicon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/centicon/) * (@centicon) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-5-6-compatibility/) * Hi there, I have the latest version of WPEC. I ran a php compatibility checker as Wpengine my host is upgrading to php v5.6 at the end of March. The WP Ecommerce plugin was skipped “The plugin/theme was skipped as it was too large to scan before the server killed the process” but several WPEC addons were showing compatibility issues. Is the core WPEC php 5.6 compatible, and what about longer term viability of WPEcommerce – it looks as though development has slowed down a lot Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [Mihai Joldis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misulicus/) * (@misulicus) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-5-6-compatibility/#post-8831832) * hey [@centicon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/centicon/) * As of WP eCommerce 3.11.5 i believe we are compatible up to PHP 7 so you should not worry there. Can you let us know which addons were showing compatibility issues ? * Also development is still going on. As you can see we have released 3 updates in like 3 weeks and as of 3.12.0 we are now focusing on the 4.0 release * Thread Starter [centicon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/centicon/) * (@centicon) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-5-6-compatibility/#post-8831964) * Thanks for your reassurance Mihai – nice to know you are still on board – you helped me a lot in the past with Gaia House website. I have been with WP Ecommerce since 2011, but have been getting nervous, as development seems to have slowed down and Michael Visser told me he is concentrating more on Woo Commerce – I bought Product Importer Deluxe from him, and then it turned out he seemed to have abandoned development of it, and he refunded my money. WP Ecommerce has declined a lot in usage and popularity, while Woo Commerce goes from strength to strength, so I have been worried that one day WP Ecommerce just won’t work any more, through not being kept up to date. * Any comments you can make would be useful – the main thing to know is that the core plugin WP Ecommerce is compatible with PHP 5.6 and is still being developed * These are the issues when I ran the compatibility checker: ** WP e-Commerce – Store Exporter – Compatible – Warnings: 2 ** Latest version – I uninstalled as I don’t need it Warnings: FILE: /nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/ wp-e-commerce-exporter/exporter.php ————————————————————————————– FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————– 299 | WARNING | INI directive ‘safe_mode’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4.————————————————————————————– * FILE: /nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-exporter/templates/ admin/tabs-settings.php ————————————————————————————– FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————– 75 | WARNING | INI directive ‘ safe_mode’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4. * ** WP e-Commerce MailChimp Integration Version 2.6 – Compatible – Warnings: 1** FILE: /nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce-mailchimp- premium/mailchimp/MCAPI.class.php ————————————————————————————– FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————– 2462 | WARNING | INI directive ‘magic_quotes_runtime’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4 * ** WP eCommerce – Version 3.12.0 Compatibility = Unknown.** The plugin/theme was skipped as it was too large to scan before the server killed the process. * **Gold Cart for WP eCommerce Version 2.9.8  Compatible Warnings: 1** This is not the most up to date version of Gold Cart, but it works for SagePay FILE: / nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/gold-cart_plugin-2.9.8/merchants/ linkpoint.php ————————————————————————————– FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————– 371 | WARNING | Function dl() is deprecated since PHP 5.3 ————————————————————————————– * **MagPie PRO Product Import/Export Version 3.0.9 ** this is an old plugin we still use, but we will have to stop using it * FILE: /nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/magpie-ce/magpie_functions. php ————————————————————————————– FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————– 918 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4 ————————————————————————————– FILE: /nas/content/ live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/magpie-ce/index.php —————————————————————————– FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE —————————————————————————– 1 | WARNING | File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results —————————————————————————– FILE: /nas/content/live/gaiahouse/wp-content/plugins/magpie-ce/magpie_ajax.php————————————————————————————– FOUND 2 ERRORS AFFECTING 2 LINES ————————————————————————————– 608 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4 800 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4 ————————————————————————————– * [Mihai Joldis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misulicus/) * (@misulicus) * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-version-5-6-compatibility/#post-8837157) * Hey [@centicon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/centicon/) Yes the main plugin is still being actively worked on. You can check that yourself on the github page: [https://github.com/wp-e-commerce/WP-e-Commerce](https://github.com/wp-e-commerce/WP-e-Commerce) * Regarding the errors. The only one that is coming from an addon of our own is from the Gold Cart plugin which is at the moment at version 3.2 i believe. I’ve logged an issue regarding that notice and will investigate it. 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