error in 1.5.15 libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php...

predrag83yu · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am **Posts:** 4

I have updated my website to 1.5.15 and I'm getting this strange error on my pages.

Warning: cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode()! in /home/virtual/site714/fst/var/www/html/libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php on line 209

Please help!

fw116 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:13 am

Warning: cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode

If you are using PHP 4 and get the error message “Warning: cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode” will get displayed on your page. This is a bug in PHP 4 itself.

My recommendation would definitely be asking you to upgrade to PHP 5.

PHP Bugs: #25670: cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode()

predrag83yu · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am **Posts:** 4

Yes its PHP Version 4.3.10

fw116 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:16 am

upgrade now !!

php 4 is obsolete and EOL = end of life !

predrag83yu · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am **Posts:** 4

Thanks. I will try that!

infograf768 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:38 am

If, for some reason, a user can't switch to php 5, here is a solution.
Edit libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php

and change last function to

Code:

function _makeItem($name, $link)
   {
      $item = new stdClass();
      if((version_compare( phpversion(), '5.0' ) < 0)) {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name);
      } else {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
      }
      $item->link = $link;

      return $item;
   }

predrag83yu · **Joined:** Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:52 am **Posts:** 4

Thanks,

Your solution is working! I'm waiting for my hosting provider to switch to PHP5.
Thanks to you all!

Tom Atle · **Joined:** Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:54 pm **Posts:** 1

Thanks a lot for that code. You saved my day (and kept my site back in business).

I have contacted my webhost and asked why they run PHP 4.4.4 on their servers. Hope they have a good answer...

infograf768 wrote:

If, for some reason, a user can't switch to php 5, here is a solution.
Edit libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php

and change last function to

Code:

function _makeItem($name, $link)
   {
      $item = new stdClass();
      if((version_compare( phpversion(), '5.0' ) < 0)) {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name);
      } else {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
      }
      $item->link = $link;

      return $item;
   }

rowdyred94 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:10 pm **Posts:** 5

Thank you very much. My host shows that I'm running PHP5, but I still needed this fix. I really appreciate it.

Tsar · **Joined:** Thu May 03, 2007 9:37 am **Posts:** 30

same problem here after updating Joomla 1.5.14 to 1.5.15.
I'm running PHP 5.2.6
after changing function _makeItem the problem is solved.

dogpaw · **Joined:** Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:53 pm **Posts:** 22

Here's the solution from Joomla: http://docs.joomla.org/Why_do_I_get_the_message_%22Warning:_cannot_yet_handle_MBCS_in_html_entity_decode%22

infograf768 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:40 am

dogpaw wrote:

Here's the solution from Joomla: http://docs.joomla.org/Why_do_I_get_the_message_%22Warning:_cannot_yet_handle_MBCS_in_html_entity_decode%22

LOL...
Where do you think that one came from?

Steve V · **Joined:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:18 pm **Posts:** 8

Great advice!
Unfortunately, it did not work on my server. Any other ideas?

thanks
Steve VR

Steve V · **Joined:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:18 pm **Posts:** 8

Sorry folks, it DID work! I was in the wrong directory.

Which smiley do I use for "idiot error"?

Steve VR

teteijui · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:49 pm

Thank you!

infograf768 wrote:

If, for some reason, a user can't switch to php 5, here is a solution.
Edit libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php

and change last function to

Code:

function _makeItem($name, $link)
   {
      $item = new stdClass();
      if((version_compare( phpversion(), '5.0' ) < 0)) {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name);
      } else {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
      }
      $item->link = $link;

      return $item;
   }

lcwakeman · **Joined:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:09 pm **Posts:** 6

$:-\$ I have an issue with forcing a user to upgrade to php 5 since supposedly, Joomla still supports PHP 4. This error message is not a bug in PHP 4, they had not implemented MBCS support in PHP 4.

Are there any other PHP 4 issues I should know about?

Actually, I agree that upgrading to PHP5 is the smart thing to do, but not always possible. The FAQ should state that Joomla 1.5.15 no longer supports PHP 4 if this is the intent.

Larry

infograf768 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:02 pm

lcwakeman wrote:

:-\ I have an issue with forcing a user to upgrade to php 5 since supposedly, Joomla still supports PHP 4. This error message is not a bug in PHP 4, they had not implemented MBCS support in PHP 4.

Are there any other PHP 4 issues I should know about?

Actually, I agree that upgrading to PHP5 is the smart thing to do, but not always possible. The FAQ should state that Joomla 1.5.15 no longer supports PHP 4 if this is the intent.

Larry

Cool....

It was a simple mistake we did when patching 1.5.14 to release 1.5.15.
Nobody's perfect...
http://docs.joomla.org/Why_do_I_get_the ... _decode%22
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla ... m_id=18612

lcwakeman · **Joined:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:09 pm **Posts:** 6

Tell me about it. Just caused all kinds of grief this morning.

insupport · **Joined:** Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:33 am **Posts:** 33

I used the code from infograph with no problem. I also upgraded to PHP 5.0+ from 4.x on DownDoggy.com with no problems.

bobjr94 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:58 am **Posts:** 3

I had the same problem. I put the 1.5.15 updates on 3 web sites I run (2 for businesses for 1 personal ) and it broke all 3.

The home page would work, but any page off them menu gave me a list of about 50 line errors in the pathway.php file. I thought maybe bad transfer so I re-uped the pathway.php file from the 1.5.15 upgrade folder and no change. After a few minutes of messing with it I just re-ftpd the pathway.php from the 1.5.14 full install folder and it fixed it. At least it didnt do any permanent damage and the site were only out for a few minutes.

Jrdpa · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2009 12:37 am **Posts:** 27

Ok so this fixed my page where I listed feeds (RSS Feeds I Follow) which had this error, but it didn't fix my feed from my WordPress blog on the homepage. How do I fix that? Does anyone know?

http://www.sixdegreeswebdesign.com
Jrdpa

infograf768 wrote:

If, for some reason, a user can't switch to php 5, here is a solution.
Edit libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php

and change last function to

Code:

function _makeItem($name, $link)
   {
      $item = new stdClass();
      if((version_compare( phpversion(), '5.0' ) < 0)) {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name);
      } else {
      $item->name = html_entity_decode($name, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
      }
      $item->link = $link;

      return $item;
   }

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