PHP7 Compatibility – possible issues to be fixed

Hello,

We are running WP 4.8.1 on PHP7.0 .
We did another scan of this plugin using PHP Compatibility Checker, and found some possible incompatibilities, shown below.
We have supplied these to you in case there is a problem.
If these are a problem, and you know that this plugin is fully compatible with PHP7, then it would be helpful to add this plugin’s name to the PHP compatibility whitelist.

Name: AceIDE

FILE: /home/WebSiteName/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php
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FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
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182 | ERROR | Global with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0
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FILE: /home/WebSiteName/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/File/X509.php
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FOUND 4 ERRORS AFFECTING 4 LINES
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4387 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4412 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4479 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4551 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4

I ran a scan using PHP Compatibility Checker and it generated the following report for compatibilty with PHP7;

Name: AceIDE

FILE: /home/markkend/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/Crypt/Random.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 4 WARNINGS AFFECTING 2 LINES
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65 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
65 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_create_iv() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
104 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
104 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_create_iv() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
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FILE: /home/markkend/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/Crypt/Base.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 39 WARNINGS AFFECTING 20 LINES
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777 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
777 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
810 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
810 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
813 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
813 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
818 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
818 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
827 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
827 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
837 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
837 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
840 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
840 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1089 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1089 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1117 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1117 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1122 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1122 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1131 | WARNING | Function mdecrypt_generic() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1134 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1134 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1596 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1596 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_list_algorithms() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1675 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1675 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_close() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1676 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1676 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_close() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1681 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1681 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_close() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1795 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1795 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_open() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1796 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1796 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_open() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1802 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1802 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_module_open() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
1807 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead
1807 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_generic_init() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; Use OpenSSL instead
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FILE: /home/markkend/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php
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FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
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182 | ERROR | Global with variable variables is not allowed since PHP 7.0
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FILE: /home/markkend/public_html/wp-content/plugins/aceide/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/File/X509.php
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FOUND 4 ERRORS AFFECTING 4 LINES
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4387 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4412 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4479 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
4551 | ERROR | Using a call-time pass-by-reference is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and prohibited since PHP 5.4
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Hi there,

Sorry for not getting back to you on this one at all.
The issues in question are with a library that AceIDE consumes. The only options we have are to update or to get rid of it. I’ve checked out the library and it looks like it still violates some of the same rules.

This library has a very, very small role in the plugin, and I do not see any requirement for it. I shall be removing it by the next release, and opting for replacing the functionality with pure PHP with the OpenSSL module.

Thank you for this report. Together, we will make AceIDE better!

Thanks for the info.
Please let me know then that is done, and I will mark this topic as resolved.

Thank you

Hi MKSnMKS,

I have committed the code to make this compatible with PHP 7.
It will be available as of the next stable release.

Kind Regards,
Shane Thompson

Hi Shanept,

Thanks for the update. Please let me know when the fix has made it into a release, and then we can mark this as resolved.

Thanks