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Hi Folks,

I would really appreciate a hand with a PHP 3 compatibility issue.  My client’s web host is upgrading to PHP 5.3.3 very soon (currently they are running PHP 5.2.13).  My client is running ExpressionEngine v1.6.7 Build 20090211.

In setting up a copy of the site in the PHP 3 test environment provided by the web host I am encountering a repeated PHP error in the CP and the front-end.

Deprecated: Function eregi() is deprecated

I have made the edits suggested here by Derek but this does not take care of the errors.  Instead it makes the pages (both in the CP and the front-end) load very very slowly.  When they finally do load, after a hang time of about 60 seconds, the same repeated error is displayed as before.

Maybe I’m missing something or misinterpreting Derek’s instructions.  I only have a few days to address this issue, so wanted to see if I could call on your expertise for some support.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

I would really appreciate a hand with a PHP 3 compatibility issue.

Surely you don’t mean PHP 3, do you? EE 1 will need PHP 4.1 or newer, and EE 2 PHP 5.0 or newer.

My client is running ExpressionEngine v1.6.7 Build 20090211.

Please upgrade to EE 1.6.9, too.

No, I mean PHP 5.3.3 as I stated in the title of the post and elsewhere in my post. 

My client’s web host is upgrading to PHP 5.3.3 very soon (currently they are running PHP 5.2.13).

The PHP3 was a typo, Ingmar.

I will upgrade to 1.6.9.  Do you expect that to resolve the error message?

Yes, I do. If it doesn’t, we’ll take it from there.

I have made the edits suggested here by Derek but this does not take care of the errors.  Instead it makes the pages (both in the CP and the front-end) load very very slowly.  When they finally do load, after a hang time of about 60 seconds, the same repeated error is displayed as before.

Turns out the latency issue was host-related.

I updated to v1.6.9 and everything is good to go.  Guess that’s what keeping your EE install up to date will do for you, eh? 😊

You may close this thread if you like.

Thanks.

Excellent news 😊 please post again in case there’s anything else.