3.8 Beta 3 functions.php broken...

[slavetothename]

I ran into this error, and have been banging my head against the wall for ages. Redownloading, reuploading e.t.c... I realised, there seems to be some kind of mistake in functions.php.

Error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '&', expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/.../public_html/includes/functions.php on line 5883

There is an extra & symbol before $value, also on line 5891 and 5899. Removing them returns the board to operation.

I downloaded 3.8 Beta 3 package without images with vB branding removed. Not sure if other variations of the download are unaffected, as I could find no other threads with the same problem.

[copiertalk]

do you have any products or plugins installed ?

[jilly]

I am having the same issue

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '&', expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/jilly/public_html/forums/includes/functions.php on line 5883


uploaded several times too..

[jilly]

I downloaded the entire package, no images as well..

[jilly]

it would not let me into upgrade.php, but I removed the &'s on the lines slavetothename said, in front of the value, and then it allowed me to move forward and upgrade.

[Adem GENÇ]

For all problem: php5 support

[jilly]

This is a big issue, they should state clearly in the beta 3 release post that php 5 was REQUIRED. I was running beta 2 on 4.4.8, and I can't get 5 as of right now.. this sucks...

[NegativeSmoke]

Crap, I'm not sure what PHP version i'm running, if i require 5.x then i'm screwed til my host upgrades, if they plan on even doing so, because this really bites.

[jmurrayhead]

Crap, I'm not sure what PHP version i'm running, if i require 5.x then i'm screwed til my host upgrades, if they plan on even doing so, because this really bites.

See here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showp...&postcount=285

[Wayne Luke]

Reupload the functions.php from 3.8.0 Beta 2. You may not have some bug fixes but you should be able to get your forums back up and running.

[slavetothename]

The 3 simple edits solved it for me. For the record, I wasn't complaining... This is a beta afterall!

Hope the heads up helped. And glad you other guys found a solution.

[Steve Machol]

FYI: This is a bug in Beta 3. The fix is posted here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?issueid=26845

[slavetothename]

Ah, cheers... I'd forgotten about Project Tools. I will check it out in future... Shame the search isn't integrated with the forum search as I would have found something before posting here.

Thanks Steve!

[JamesAB]

FYI: This is a bug in Beta 3. The fix is posted here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=26845

So if I want to upgrade from beta 2 to beta 3 on a server with php 4.4.9, I'll need to do this:

1. Upload the beta 3 files via FTP.
2. Appy the 2 patches in the link you posted.
3. Start the upgrade script.

Is that the correct order?

Thanks,
James