BlueOwlCreative » Topic: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/feed/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:19:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.3-5249 en-US http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31994 <![CDATA[PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31994 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:24:37 +0000 paulgian PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘new’ (T_NEW) in /wp-content/themes/Aqua/option-tree/ot-loader.php on line 389

Sorry for the bombardment of questions. I’m changing to WPEngine.com for webhosting and they are running php 7.

As it turns out, when I tried to migrate my wordpress site over, they say that the theme seem to have issues with php7. Is there any work around for Aqua throwing the syntax error?

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31995 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31995 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:18 +0000 paulgian So, i went back into themeforest to download a new version of the Aqua theme.

Upon uploading this theme, the errors when checked with php7 checker are:

FILE: /nas/content/live/paulgian/wp-content/themes/Aqua/contact.php
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FOUND 2 ERRORS AFFECTING 1 LINE
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36 | ERROR | Function eregi() is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 7.0; Use preg_match instead
36 | ERROR | Extension ‘ereg’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 7.0; Use pcre instead
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FILE: /nas/content/live/paulgian/wp-content/themes/Aqua/includes/shortcodes.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 1 WARNING AFFECTING 1 LINE
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1 | WARNING | File has mixed line endings; this may cause incorrect results
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FILE: /nas/content/live/paulgian/wp-content/themes/Aqua/includes/boc_widgets.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 2 WARNINGS AFFECTING 2 LINES
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17 | WARNING | Use of deprecated PHP4 style class constructor is not supported since PHP 7.
99 | WARNING | Use of deprecated PHP4 style class constructor is not supported since PHP 7.
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FILE: /nas/content/live/paulgian/wp-content/themes/Aqua/option-tree/includes/ot-cleanup-api.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 2 WARNINGS AFFECTING 2 LINES
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126 | WARNING | INI directive ‘safe_mode’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4
280 | WARNING | INI directive ‘safe_mode’ is deprecated since PHP 5.3 and removed since PHP 5.4
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]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31997 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-31997 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:31:59 +0000 paulgian Temporary fix has been found here and applied:

http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/update-to-php-7-0/

errors solved.
However, the warnings of deprecated coding is still showing up.

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32003 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32003 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:05:39 +0000 BlueOwl Hi again Paul,

If you want to get rid of your warnings too please provide us with an FTP access to your setup so we can check them out, thanks (use a private reply).
IF you want to you can simply switch off your warnings/messages on your server which should be the default setting on a prod server anyway. :)

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32010 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32010 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:05:32 +0000 paulgian http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32012 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32012 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:24:19 +0000 paulgian solved and placed solution here for other users who may suffer the same problem.

Allow ORDER BY RAND()
Normally we disable ORDER BY RAND() orderings in MySQL queries because this is a big no-no for large databases which we’ve seen cause massive slow-downs for dozens of our customers. However, you can enable it if you know what you’re doing, for example if you cache the results for 5-15 minutes so that you’re not pummeling the database with these slow queries.

WPEngine TURNS OFF ORDER BY RAND BY DEFAULT. As it turns out, this needs to be manually flicked on.

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32017 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32017 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:30:09 +0000 BlueOwl Amazing job, PAul, thanks for sharing!
Btw where did you manually enable this?

]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32018 <![CDATA[Reply To: PHP 7 syntax errors with Aqua Theme]]> http://blueowlcreative.com/support_wp/forums/topic/php-7-syntax-errors-with-aqua-theme/#post-32018 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:01:09 +0000 paulgian inside WP Engine’s “tab” in your wordpress control panel.

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