Ver.3.2 Fatal error on WP3.8.1

  • Hello,

    I tried to install MimeTypes Link Icons 3.2 from WP dashboard.
    When I activate it, dashboard goes white out and debug mode displays this messege;

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() in /virtual/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/mime_type_link_images.php on line 1864

    Could you advice me about this problem?

    Thanks.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/

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  • What version of PHP are you running your website on ? WordPress requires a minimum of 5.2.6 and the PHP filter extension has been a standard part of PHP and enabled by default since PHP 5.2.0.

    So either you are trying to run WP on a PHP version which is too low or your webhost has for some obscure reason disabled the filter extension (which is *very* rare).

    To find out what version you are on and what extensions are enabled, run phpinfo();.

    For more information about the filter extension: https://php.net/book.filter

    Hope this helps.

    Smile,
    Juliette

    Thread Starter hidde1968

    (@hidde1968)

    Thank you for your comment.
    The server runs PHP 5.3.x. I don’t know the detail version because the server isn’t arrow to run phpinfo(); .
    The server’s fact sheet says 5.3.x.
    https://hp-pack.fsv.jp/user/server/spec.html

    Thanks again.

    Unfortunately I don’t speak Japanese. Still, not being able to run phpinfo() seems very restrictive by your host.
    You should contact them about enabling the filter extension. I’d be curious to hear why they disabled it as it’s a function set for testing variables, which is usually used to make applications more secure, so disabling it seems kind of silly to me.

    Smile,
    Juliette

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