[wp-hackers] Testing for PHP 5 before activating

[Alex Hempton-Smith]

Is the code for your error reporter available for others to use in their
plugins?

-- Alex  (Hempsworth)


On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eamann.com> wrote:

> I've been using a custom XMLRPC reporter on my new plug-ins to report back
> when
> the scripts throw errors (to make up for the "It's broke" messages I get
> without
> any details regarding what broke or what they were trying to do).
>  Unfortunately, my system only works with PHP5, so I don't know how many
> people
> are using PHP4 ...
>
> ... but it's frighteningly common for people to try to install my plug-ins
> on
> WordPress 2.7 or lower when they explicitly require 2.9 or higher (I've had
> people try to install them on version 2.0!!!  Then they email me a few days
> later and try to claim the plug-in is broken because it won't work on their
> system!).
>
> So no, a stern warning on the plugin download page isn't enough.  I wonder
> if
> anyone (lay users) actually reads the full download page before installing
> or if
> they just read the name and say "oh, that sounds good."
>
> On July 12, 2010 at 5:02 PM Kris Young <KrisY at tbs.uk.com> wrote:
>
> > Would have thought that a stern warning on the plugin download page would
> do
> > enough. Especially in coding policy on WordPress 3, PHP4 is being slowly
> > squeezed out.
> >
> > Do you anticipate a lot of PHP4 users, or is it a
> 'better-safe-than-sorry'
> > measure?
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Eric Mann
> > Sent: 12 July 2010 15:31
> > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Testing for PHP 5 before activating
> >
> > John,
> >
> > We'd need to see how your try/catch structure is formed to help you fix
> that
> > ...
> >
> > On July 12, 2010 at 2:26 PM John Eckman <eckman.john at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Otto - recently in wp-hackers you reposted this code, which I've seen
> posted
> > > before.
> > >
> > > I'm using it in wpbook (wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpbook) but I'm
> still
> > > having an issue.
> > >
> > > Because my plugin uses try/catch syntax, the minute it gets uploaded,
> before
> > > the user can even activate it, they get a syntax error about an
> unexpected
> > > open curly brace {.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions on how to work around that?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jul 9, 2010, at 3:49 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > /**
> > > > * plugin_activation_check()
> > > > *
> > > > * Replace "plugin" with the name of your plugin
> > > > */
> > > > function plugin_activation_check(){
> > > >         if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.0', '<')) {
> > > >                 deactivate_plugins(basename(__FILE__)); // Deactivate
> > > >ourself
> > > >                 wp_die("Sorry, but you can't run this plugin, it
> requires
> > > >PHP 5 or higher.");
> > > >         }
> > > > }
> > > > register_activation_hook(__FILE__, 'plugin_activation_check');
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -Otto
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > > John Eckman
> > > eckman.john at gmail.com
> > > http://www.johneckman.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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