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PHP version for PowerStore

Thread begun 1/29/2024 1:30 pm by Patrice | Last modified 1/30/2024 5:03 pm by Patrice | 231 views | 3 replies |

PatriceWebAssist

PHP version for PowerStore

I found this thread from 2023
https://webassist.com/forums/posts.php?id=46771
But no definitive explanations or how to update etc.

I have installed about 6 or more PStores over the years, but now down to 2 carts for a large client.
I am looking for input about php 7.4 and eventually 8.1 php upgrades when I have to move to a new dedicated server.

Looking for advice from anyone moving PowerStore from php 5.4 to at least 7.4 and if to 8.1, even better.

Thank you.

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PatriceWebAssist

Per my advice to everyone else, I am sharing the clients' links.
https://cts-forensics.com/
https://collaborative-testing.com

all cart links within the pages, ie,

https://www.collaborative-testing.com/cart/products_results.php?Search=1&ProductCategoryID[]=9

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Mags

Hi Patrice, I've only ever set up one PowerStore site which it was a long time ago and the site doesn't exist any more, however from memory it uses the same setup and files as building a cart from scratch using eCart. I have one eCart site which I've recently upgraded to PHP8.2 with very few issues. If it's already on PHP7 then you shouldn't need to do very much at all, but if you're still on PHP5 then you will of course need to upgrade all the server behaviors to mySQLi before going any further.

My advice would be to clone the site onto a testing domain on your server if possible, make sure the testing domain is running the new PHP version, then go through the cloned site and check for anything that doesn't work, adding error reporting to the offending pages. Also use View Source in the browser as sometimes an error won't display, but you can see where the page stops loading in View Source. One issue I had was on the product detail page which was just showing a white screen and no errors - but when I went into View Source I could see it was the dynamically-generated meta description tag that wasn't working. Recoded that bit and the site was fine!

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PatriceWebAssist

Thanks as always Mags!

Once I migrate those two sites from older Mac Pro (DW6) to Mac Studio (DW subscription), I'll dig into it. Page content is already on mysqli but still on 5.4 AND I haven't touched the cart yet.

More information: : May 22, 2021 (Version 5.0.1) POWERSTORE
My PS version earlier than this version. If the new version supports later php versions, an update might be the answer. However, I don't see any tutorials on how to go from 4.5 to 5.1, so if anyone has tackled this, please share your experience.

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