Error in backend and frontend Phoca Download 4.0.5 PHP 8.1

[johnjohn]

Hello,

Phoca Download 4.0.5 works fine for me with PHP 7. But as Joomla recommends to upgrade to PHP 8 I tried it, but get errors with Phoca Download. In order to have a clean test environment for this issue, I installed xampp with PHP 8.1.12 and tried it there - same problem. In backend I can open Phoca Download Control Panel. But when I switch to Files I get:

An error has occurred.
0 hash(): Argument #2 ($data) must be of type string, array given

When I try to download a file in fronteend I get:

0 - hash(): Argument #2 ($data) must be of type string, array given
You may not be able to visit this page because of:
an out-of-date bookmark/favourite
a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
a mistyped address
you have no access to this page
The requested resource was not found.
An error has occurred while processing your request.
Please try one of the following pages:
Home Page
If difficulties persist, please contact the website administrator and report the error below.
hash(): Argument #2 ($data) must be of type string, array given

What needs to be done to solve this problem?

[Jan]

Hi, can you enable debug mode and paste here the full messages (including file and line where the problem occurs)?

Do you get the same problems with latest Beta?
https://github.com/PhocaCz/PhocaDownloa ... 6Beta2.zip

Jan

[johnjohn]

Sorry for the late response.
I tried 6Beta2, same error. Here the message with Debug enabled:

0 - hash(): Argument #2 ($data) must be of type string, array given

You may not be able to visit this page because of:

an out-of-date bookmark/favourite
a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
a mistyped address
you have no access to this page
The requested resource was not found.
An error has occurred while processing your request.

Please try one of the following pages:

Home Page

If difficulties persist, please contact the website administrator and report the error below.

hash(): Argument #2 ($data) must be of type string, array given
D:\xampp-qic-php81\htdocs\plugins\system\httpheader\httpheader.php:131
Call stack
# Function Location
1 () JROOT\plugins\system\httpheader\httpheader.php:131
2 hash() JROOT\plugins\system\httpheader\httpheader.php:131
3 PlgSystemHttpHeader->onAfterRender() JROOT\libraries\src\Plugin\CMSPlugin.php:279
4 Joomla\CMS\Plugin\CMSPlugin->Joomla\CMS\Plugin\{closure}() JROOT\libraries\vendor\joomla\event\src\Dispatcher.php:486
5 Joomla\Event\Dispatcher->dispatch() JROOT\libraries\src\Application\EventAware.php:107
6 Joomla\CMS\Application\WebApplication->triggerEvent() JROOT\libraries\src\Application\CMSApplication.php:1023
7 Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->render() JROOT\libraries\src\Application\SiteApplication.php:722
8 Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication->render() JROOT\libraries\src\Application\CMSApplication.php:299
9 Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute() JROOT\includes\app.php:61
10 require_once() JROOT\index.php:32

[Jan]

Hi, I don't see any error in Phoca Download but in system plugin httpheader - on line 131

Jan

[johnjohn]

I solved it. Found a hint here: https://issues.joomla.org/tracker/joomla-cms/39862
But instead of disabling "System - HTTPHeader", I had to enable it and disable the other one.

[hamsel]

This site, soroebridgeklub.dk, running 3.10.11 and PHP 8.1, has the same kind of error, though I fail to find any references to any System - HTTPHeader. The error msg is also different. Here is what I see when trying to open Phoca Download -> Control Panel:

An error has occurred.
0 Cannot access offset of type string on string
/home/soroebridge/public_html/administrator/components/com_phocadownload/libraries/phocadownload/utils/utils.php:38
Call stack
# Function Location
1 () JROOT/administrator/components/com_phocadownload/libraries/phocadownload/utils/utils.php:38
2 PhocaDownloadUtils::getExtensionVersion() JROOT/administrator/components/com_phocadownload/views/phocadownloadcp/view.html.php:39
3 PhocaDownloadCpViewPhocaDownloadCp->display() JROOT/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php:664
4 Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\BaseController->display() JROOT/administrator/components/com_phocadownload/controller.php:53
5 PhocadownloadCpController->display() JROOT/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php:702
6 Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\BaseController->execute() JROOT/administrator/components/com_phocadownload/phocadownload.php:40
7 require_once() JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php:402
8 Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::executeComponent() JROOT/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php:377
9 Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::renderComponent() JROOT/libraries/src/Application/AdministratorApplication.php:101
10 Joomla\CMS\Application\AdministratorApplication->dispatch() JROOT/libraries/src/Application/AdministratorApplication.php:159
11 Joomla\CMS\Application\AdministratorApplication->doExecute() JROOT/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php:225
12 Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute() JROOT/administrator/index.php:51

[Benno]

@ hamsel,

3.10.11 and PHP 8.1

Current version of Phoca Download for Joomla! 3 is v3.2.3 and it's not ready for PHP 8.1
Update to current Joomla! 4 & Phoca Download 4.0.6

Changelog:

Ready for Joomla 4.2
Ready for PHP 8.2

Kind regards,
Benno