[3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

[3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

by Thomas Renard -
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Hi,

I keep on getting this error in error_log (Admin/cli), even when not being logged in as Admin:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ';' or '{' in /home/mywebsite/public_html/moodle/lib/classes/component.php on line 1096
What to do?
Also, can this be the reason why I get this error when trying to load my page?:

"
Service Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

"

Thanks for your advice!

Best regards,

Thomas

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Re: [3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

by Howard Miller -
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You have the wrong version of PHP (too old). Check the requirements for 3.8

https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_3.8_release_notes#Server_requirements

...and possibly but let's fix the easy/obvious issue first
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Re: [3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

by Thomas Renard -
Right, I changed PHP to the latest version but the errors in error_log keep coming.

I also noticed that it looks like this error appears every exact hour. Could this be something to do with a cronjob?

Any idea?

Thanks for your help!

Thomas
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Re: [3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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Just a reminder that the PHP CLI version and the CGI module for Apache are unconnected. They could have different versions.
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Re: [3.8] - Syntax error from error_log (Admin/cli)

by Howard Miller -
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^^ This

Make sure you check that BOTH the cli and the Apache module are the correct version. Don't assume they are...
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