Fatal error: Call to protected method HTML_QuickForm2_Renderer_Array::exportMethods()

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1

I performed an update to piwik 0.6.4 from v 0.5.1 or 0.5.4 [I’m not sure] and when I try to browse to the main page [index.php] I get the following message:

Fatal error: Call to protected method HTML_QuickForm2_Renderer_Array::exportMethods() from context 'HTML_QuickForm2_Renderer_Proxy' in /var/www/html/piwik/libs/HTML/QuickForm2/Renderer/Proxy.php on line 113

What can I do ?

Please help!

I am using PHP 5.1.6.

Thank you in advance !

2

I’ve opened a ticket. http://dev.piwik.org/trac/ticket/1495

3

Yeah, same problem here. I’m using CentOS 5.5. The upgrade from 0.6.3 to 0.6.4 was smooth. I liked the new look and everything, and then when I logged out, BAM! The error showed up and I can’t get back in.

4

It looks we ran into a PHP bug. http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37632

The workaround is as follows:

  1. cd piwik/libs/HTML/QuickForm2
  2. edit the following files:

Element.php
Element/InputFile.php
Element/InputImage.php
Element/InputCheckbox.php
Element/Button.php
Element/Date.php
Element/Select.php
Element/InputSubmit.php
Element/Static.php
Renderer.php
Renderer/Array.php
Renderer/Default.php
Container.php
Node.php

  1. wherever you see any of these function declarations/definitions:
abstract protected function updateValue()
protected function updateValue()
protected function exportMethods()

change “protected” to “public”, e.g.,

abstract public function updateValue()
public function updateValue()
public function exportMethods()
5

Thank you !!!

One question though: if Quickform2 doesn’t support PHP < v5.2, what will you do ? Will you ship a customized version of Quickform ?

Cheers !

6

Yes, for as long as Piwik supports PHP 5.1.x, we’ll be distributing a modified version of HTML_QuickForm2.