PHP Strict Standard messages and PHP Notices can always be turned off by changing the Error Reporting variable:Would this be enough to stop the Administrator console from loading?
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public $error_reporting = 'none';The line number of the error message shows that the website does not use the last Joomla 3.x version, 3.10.12, but possibly a much earlier version.[02-Sep-2024 20:35:10 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function format() on null in /home/ei9t63maa4kx/public_html/plugins/quickicon/phpversioncheck/phpversioncheck.php on line 174
The host may have updated the website to use a supported version of PHP, the oldest of which is PHP 8.1. The recommended version for Joomla 3.10.12 is PHP 8.0. Later versions like PHP 8.1 cause PHP warnings, notices and Deprecated messages.
It is possible to disable the quickicon plugin PHP Version Check. Use phpMyAdmin or a similar utility in the cPanel provided by your host. Edit the database table _extensions, locate the rown containing the plugin definition, edit the row and change the column 'enabled' from 1 to 0.
That will only get you part of the way and it may not work fully, unless you convince the host to downgrade PHP, at least temporarily. It may also be possible to select the version of PHP from cPanel, but the host ultimately controls the minimum version made available.
In the medium term, the third party extensions, including templates, should be reviewed, thinking of a possible move to Joomla 5.
Statistics: Posted by toivo — Mon Sep 02, 2024 9:42 pm