Deprecation errors with PHP 8.4

  • John

    (@dsl225)


    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hello,

    When upgrading to PHP 8.4 from 7.4 I got those errors:

    Deprecated: iThemesSecurity\Ban_Hosts\Persistable::fill(): Implicitly marking parameter $ban as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead in /wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/lib/ban-hosts/Persistable.php on line 27

    Deprecated: iThemesSecurity\Ban_Users\Database_Repository::fill(): Implicitly marking parameter $ban as nullable is deprecated, the explicit nullable type must be used instead in /wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/modules/ban-users/Database_Repository.php on line 268

    Anything I can do?

    Thanks.

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  • Plugin Support Brent Wilson

    (@bwbama)

    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hello John,

    Glad you reached out here!

    I have let our developers know about these deprecated messages but rest assured that these will not cause anything to break on your site.

    If you are seeing these on your front end please be sure that you have disabled define(‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, false); in your wp-config.php file. This will prevent these types of messages from showing on the front end of your site.

    Sincerely,

    Brent Wilson
    WordPress Support Technician

    Thread Starter John

    (@dsl225)

    1 year, 2 months ago

    Thanks, no problem.
    I confirm everything works fine despite those messages and the only issue is that they grow the log file.

    monkeywrench2

    (@monkeywrench2)

    9 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi Brent,

    Just wanted to ask if there’s any ETA on when the code will be updated to avoid these deprecation warnings in php v8.4. My hosting provider recommends staying on php v8.2 to avoid these to be triggered.

    Thanks for the update.

    monkeywrench2

    (@monkeywrench2)

    9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Just one more observation — with Solid Security Pro v.8.5.6 I don’t get these deprecation warnings.

    nlpro

    (@nlpro)

    9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi @monkeywrench2,

    The 2 files where this PHP 8.4 deprecation issue needs to be fixed (Persistable.php and Database_Repository.php) are identical in Basic 9.3.8/Pro 8.5.6. I checked this, so IMHO I don’t think this is a Basic plugin issue only.

    My guess is you will only run into this deprecation notice when the Ban Users and Local Brute Force modules are enabled AND actual host/IP bans are taking place on the site. This can easily be tested while using the Pro 8.5.6 plugin.

    +++ To prevent any confusion, I’m not SolidWP +++

    monkeywrench2

    (@monkeywrench2)

    9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi nlpro,

    You might be correct that this is not only a Basic issue. But when I check it on the Security page I get 20 deprecated errors in more files than you point out. See Screenshot below.

    https://williamdaghlian.com/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot_SolidSecurity.png

    • This reply was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by monkeywrench2.
    nlpro

    (@nlpro)

    9 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi @monkeywrench2,

    Yes, the same PHP 8.4 deprecation issue exists in many plugin files.

    I guess SolidWP has some PHP 8.4 compatibility work to do 😉

    Perhaps the next Solid Security plugin release will include PHP 8.4 compatibility.

    @kmarusek, any official statement from SolidWP regarding PHP 8.4 compatibility?

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