Title: Plugin Update Broken Last modified: February 8, 2018 --- # Plugin Update Broken * Resolved [davidkonicek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidkonicek/) * (@davidkonicek) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/) * After updating this plugin, the site as a whole would not work. The site would only show a page saying “Critical error(s) found in CMS module(s). Debug information is available below” followed by a large file that I don’t understand the meaning of. It said there’s information about my server, so I didn’t include it here. * More importantly probably, I got an error for the following file: wp-content/ plugins/simple-image-sizes/classes/main.php on line 7 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Shotokan Karate of America](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shotokan-karate-of-america/) * (@shotokan-karate-of-america) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953211) * Similar problem here – after updating plugin to 3.2.0, our site became unavailable returning err code 500. I disabled the plugin (renamed the plugin directory) and site operation is normal again. * Thanks * Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/) * (@rahe) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953413) * Hello, * The minimum version of PHP for this plugin is PHP5.6, I use array syntax introduced in PHP5.4. What is your PHP version ? * Thread Starter [davidkonicek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidkonicek/) * (@davidkonicek) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953686) * OK, that must be the problem. I believe I have PHP version 5.3.28. I’ve been trying to get that upgraded to 7+ for awhile, but still waiting on my hosting provider. Once I get that upgraded, I’ll let you know if I still have any issues. * [Shotokan Karate of America](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shotokan-karate-of-america/) * (@shotokan-karate-of-america) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953868) * PHP 5.3.29 * [WebDragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdragon/) * (@webdragon) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953915) * also 5.3.29 here as well. I just spent a frantic few minutes converting all the[]’ s back to array()’s to get the website back online * we too are having some issues with updating our server to 5.6 or later due to the number of clients on the VPS * had the update mentioned the 5.6 requirement in the patch notes, it would have saved me quite a bit of headache. * [WebDragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdragon/) * (@webdragon) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9953944) * [https://pastebin.com/Ep5FM3Et](https://pastebin.com/Ep5FM3Et) I’ve made my patch available here if you need a quick fix to get it back up again * Thread Starter [davidkonicek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidkonicek/) * (@davidkonicek) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9954089) * Hey WebDragon, * I just noticed the plugin page does show “Requires PHP Version” although I don’t know when that info was added. For a less stressful fix, I just installed the previous version of the plugin, which I had on a different website. I’m not sure if previous versions are available for download from wordpress.org, but I thought that might help you in the future if that’s an option. Actually, this WP Rollback plugin allows you to install old versions: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rollback/) * [WebDragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdragon/) * (@webdragon) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9954145) * hey David, * Yeah, but it wasn’t in the Release Notes (and should have been) — I always check those before updating, but rarely go back to the plugin page itself during updates. * the fix itself I posted above took me less than 15 minutes to create. applying the patch is as simple as * ``` cp simple-image-sizes.patch www/wp-content/plugins/simple-image-sizes/; cd www/wp-content/plugins/simple-image-sizes/; patch -p0 simple-image-sizes.patch; ``` * said patch from above pastebin unified diff. [caveat: the above is from memory, so apologies if not 100% accurate] * [jhfrontz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfrontz/) * (@jhfrontz) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9954782) * Note that on Centos 6 (in maintenance mode until 2020), php 5.3 is the latest stock version. For a lot of us on virtual servers, Centos 6 is still considered“ current”. * [morizo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kannami/) * (@kannami) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9954848) * php 5.4.16 is the latest version on CentOS 7. - This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [morizo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kannami/). * [WebDragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdragon/) * (@webdragon) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9958216) * Seeing as the only thing I had to change to bring it back into “php 5.3.x compatibility” was to revert the array shorthand notations back to `array()` and no other advanced features requiring 5.6 or later were present, and given that the long form of array() is not deprecated, I think it makes more sense to revert those changes at this time, providing backwards compatibility for a longer span of time. There’s no speed advantage to the code change, only readability. * Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/) * (@rahe) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9958232) * Hello, * Don’t forget performance and security : [http://php.net/supported-versions.php](http://php.net/supported-versions.php) PHP 5.3 is not event listed here, 5.4 and 5.5 dead. 5.6 dead in one year, even 7.0 is dead before 5.6. * Rahe, * [jhfrontz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfrontz/) * (@jhfrontz) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9958726) * Centos backports any security fixes, so there’s no real concern there. * Maintaining backwards compatibility is definitely up to you — but for me, it’s an easy choice between an incompatible plug-in and avoiding a forced complete update of my (multiple sites’) server’s operating environment. - This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [jhfrontz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhfrontz/). * Plugin Author [Nicolas Juen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahe/) * (@rahe) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9959410) * Yes, and i’m not willing to support under 5.6 PHP versions 😉 * [WebDragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdragon/) * (@webdragon) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/#post-9960982) * what do you mean ‘support’; the only difference in the code your plugin uses between the two is the difference between the [] short version of array(). * You DO know how many CentOS 6 servers there are out there, right? * I mean seriously the cost of maintaining *compatibility* with them is simply a matter of using the array() structure still supported by 5.6 and later. * if you don’t offer unpaid *support* for older versions, it’s one thing, but maintaining compatibility is so trivial it took me less than 5 minutes to patch your code. * what do you literally have to lose by maintaining compatibility? * Offer paid support (if necessary) for versions running on <5.6 and post a sticky to that effect at the top of the support forum. done. win-win. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Plugin Update Broken’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-image-sizes/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3506203) * [Simple Image Sizes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-image-sizes/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-image-sizes/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-image-sizes/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-image-sizes/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-image-sizes/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-image-sizes/reviews/) * 16 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [Thought Nozzle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thought-nozzle/) * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-broken/page/2/#post-9963039) * Status: resolved