server has had php upgrade - causing issues?

[maxelcat]

Hi we have a joomla 1.5.26 running vm 1.1.4

Recently our server was updated to php 5.4 and we have noticed things not working - eg users when they click to register the form fields just empty and no emails are sent and no new user created. Existing users seem to be able to log in ok though and purchase

I would like to know is the php upgrade going to cause problems?

Thanks in advance!

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[JoomTut]

You have 2 options:

1/ Edit your code to be compatible with the new version of php.

2/ Upgrade to the latest version of Joomla!

[maxelcat]

Thanks - but I know this already...

My question is really is the php upgrade going to be the cause of these problems.

[jenkinhill]

See http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=106865 from August 2012:

At some stage J1.5/VM1.1.9 will cease to work properly because of server updates. Host PHP version upgrades have already caused problems for some users and the finding that scripts run several times faster on PHP5.4/5.5 when compared to 5.2/3 may lead to pressure on hosts to update their versions, which is also important for security considerations. Some VM1.1 functions will cease to work under PHP5.4 and it most likely will not work at all under PHP5.5. (Added Jan 2014, hosts have started introducing PHP5.5 already).

Nobody can be sure that the pHP update is causing your problems, but it is highly likely. Maybe check the Joomla root directory for an error log file (error.php).