Title: php7 support
Last modified: April 16, 2017

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# php7 support

 *  Resolved [renrutsirhc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renrutsirhc/)
 * (@renrutsirhc)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php7-support-23/)
 * Hi there,
 * What’s the time frame for this plugin supporting php7? At the moment I’m getting
   the following error a number of times when I run a compatibility checker.
 *  138 | ERROR | Global with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0
 * Thanks
    Chris

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 *  Plugin Author [emarket-design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emarket-design/)
 * (@emarket-design)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php7-support-23/#post-9035673)
 * I could not replicate any issue running the following:
 * PHP 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 (cli) ( NTS )
 * If you provide more details, I will check.
 *  Thread Starter [renrutsirhc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renrutsirhc/)
 * (@renrutsirhc)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php7-support-23/#post-9035750)
 * I’m using the plug-in:
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/)
 * to do a preliminary check of my site for php 7 compatability.
 * The plugin throws the following complaints after running:
    FILE: /plugins/youtube-
   showcase/includes/common-functions.php ————————————————————————————————– FOUND
   1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE ————————————————————————————————– 138 | ERROR | Global
   with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 ————————————————————————————————–
 * FILE: /plugins/youtube-showcase/includes/integration-shortcodes.php
    ——————————————————————————————————–
   FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE ——————————————————————————————————– 28 | ERROR
   | Global with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 ——————————————————————————————————–
 * FILE: /plugins/youtube-showcase/includes/shortcode-functions.php
    —————————————————————————————————–
   FOUND 6 ERRORS AFFECTING 6 LINES —————————————————————————————————– 139 | ERROR
   | Global with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 167 | ERROR | Global
   with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 173 | ERROR | Global with
   variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 176 | ERROR | Global with variable
   variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0 335 | ERROR | Global with variable variables
   is not allowed since PHP 7.0 403 | ERROR | Global with variable variables is 
   not allowed since PHP 7.0 —————————————————————————————————–
 * On examining the code, the plug-in is correct. Here is the first example:
    global
   $$glob_limit,$$glob_orderby;
 * From the php7.0 manual:
 * ‘global only accepts simple variables
 * Variable variables can no longer be used with the global keyword. The curly brace
   syntax can be used to emulate the previous behaviour if required:
    <?php function
   f() { // Valid in PHP 5 only. global $$foo->bar;
 *  // Valid in PHP 5 and 7.
    global ${$foo->bar}; } ?>
 * As a general principle, using anything other than a bare variable with global
   is discouraged.’
 * Hopefully this provides you with al the info you need?
 * Many Thanks!
    Chris
 *  Plugin Contributor [Safiye Duman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/safiye/)
 * (@safiye)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php7-support-23/#post-9100836)
 * Hi Chris,
    We just released a new version 2.6.0 which fixes these warnings and
   passes the php-compatibility-checker plugin. Thanks for reporting!

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 * Last reply from: [Safiye Duman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/safiye/)
 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php7-support-23/#post-9100836)
 * Status: resolved