Title: [Plugin: Sphider for WordPress] Getting PHP version incompatibility errors
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Sphider for WordPress] Getting PHP version incompatibility errors

 *  [simco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simco/)
 * (@simco)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/)
 * I’ve installed the plugin and get the following error(s) when trying to index
   the site:
 * Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated
    Deprecated: Function eregi_replace()
   is deprecated
 * On various lines of the file sphiderfuncs.php
 * I’m using PHP 5.3.3. In doing a search for this error message it indicates that
   5.3.x PHP no longer supports that function directly.
 * Has anyone else experienced this? And, what would be the fix?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sphider/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sphider/)

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 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732071)
 * didn’t realise sphider was still going.
 * Have you tried speaking to the plugin developers, and I see Ando is listed as
   well. There used to be a sphider forum, might be worth asking for help there 
   as well.
 *  Thread Starter [simco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simco/)
 * (@simco)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732081)
 * Rich:
 * Thanks for the post. Sphider is still plugging along but i’m not sure about the
   WP Plugin version. I’ve gone to their ‘official’ site and there’s a forum but
   really pertaining to the non-wordpress version.
 * I suppose I could go ahead and post there to see what happens. There’s also a
   link in the general info section at the WP plugin site that points to their joint
   developers, Vizion. I might try there as well. Heck, i’ll even email the Prez
   if I have to.
 * I’ve used the stand alone version on another site and it fits the bill perfectly.
   If I can get this WP plugin version to work it would be great. It’s basically
   an issue about error reporting. If I revert back to PHP 5.2.9 on the server then
   those errors should disappear. But, of course, that affects everything else on
   the server as well. In doing some quick research on this there’s a way to turn
   off the error reporting and the script still functions. Just need to figure that
   out.
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732125)
 * ideally you need to rewrite the php where ereg is used…
 * I would be hoping that people who use it hang out in their forums, even if they
   don’t talk about it much.
 *  Thread Starter [simco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simco/)
 * (@simco)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732261)
 * Problem is I can’t join their ‘Phorum’ which is where the discussion would be
   for the mods or WP version. There’s no way to register, keeps throwing both a
   403 and a 404 error. Quite frustrating to say the least.
 * So, what i’ve done is contact the person in Estonia who actually created the 
   original Sphider search engine. Let’s see what he does.
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732288)
 * Ando used to be good at responding, good luck.
 *  Thread Starter [simco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simco/)
 * (@simco)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-sphider-for-wordpress-getting-php-version-incompatibility-errors/#post-1732334)
 * Believe it or not, Ando responded right away.
 * > The fix is easy, need to replaces ereg’s with corresponding preg_matches. This
   > is done in Sphider 1.3.5, you can check how it’s done in there.
   > Ando

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