[BlueOnyx:27133] Re: Enable Json of 5210r php 5.6

[Richard Owen]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the  explanation, much appreciated. 

Kind regards,
Richard 


> On 1 Aug 2024, at 17:35, Michael Stauber via Blueonyx <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it> wrote:
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
>> We recently migrated from 5209r to 5210r and have come across an issue with JSON,
>> JSON is enabled for PHP 7/8 confirmed via phpinfo; however, we have one complex large legacy site that we are trying to work through to get it moved away from php 5.6 .
>> In the interim, we needed to enable JSON for php 5.6, this was enabled and working on the old 5209.  Phpinfo  has no entry for JSON support,   so it appears PHP 5.6 is missing JSON support.
>> Would some be able to help me, and let know the best way to enable JSON support with PHP 5.6.4  We have the latest PHP updates via the  BO shop.
> 
> Yeah, this is sadly an issue. When BlueOnyx 5210R came out, PHP-5.6 was already long (several years?) EOL'ed and would no longer build fine on anything half way modern. I could only get it to build if I deactivated some features that we usually have and JSON support was one of those things that HAD to be turned off.
> 
> On 5211R we have the same issue: The oldest available PHP for it is v5.6.60 and even then that also has several crucial features disabled or it wouldn't build.
> 
> So no: This sadly cannot be fixed. At least it's beyond my ability.
> 
> -- 
> With best regards
> 
> Michael Stauber
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