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PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method mosMenu::mosDBTable()

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This might not be the best answer for you, but I would not consider using Mambo anymore after reading this topic.

That guy "andphe" is an admin and programmer for the Mambo project, and he recommended the OP to change error_reporting settings. Any PHP programmer worth their salt wouldn't expect this to fix a fatal error, because all error_reporting does is hide the messages. If you have a fatal error, your code will still not work, no matter what the error reporting level is. You just won't be able to see the error messages.

A mistake like that instills no confidence in the project. I would just move on and use another CMS like Joomla (which is a fork of Mambo) or Drupal, arguably the most popular PHP-based CMS nowadays.

NullUserException 2010-08-21 20:51:33

Yes, the permissions of all files/folders are recursively set to 777.Yesterday, I tried running the project on Windows XP using the latest version of XAMPP, which resulted in the 'PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method mosMenu::mosDBTable()error'.Back in Ubuntu, I downloaded an original copy of 'MamboV4.6.2.tar.gz' from Sourceforge and set up a brand new web site. The installation process completed successfully, but the same error appeared when trying to access the site after installation....

mejpark 2010-08-22 20:33:16

mejpark 2010-08-22 20:33:47

@mej Read my updated answer

NullUserException 2010-08-22 20:54:33

Alarm bells were ringing when he said "Mambo has been not tested on the new PHP 5.3". It sounded like it was going to turn into a ball ache to ammend the code. But that doesn't explain why the same code runs on 000webhost servers, which also has PHP 5. As frustrating as it is, I think I'll bury this one and move on! I had considered porting site to Joomla!, but I was really looking to leave the project 'as is' for my web portfolio. But I will certainly check out Drupal. Thanks for your input regarding behaviour of error_reporting - useful to know.

mejpark 2010-08-23 07:16:09

@mej There were some changes from PHP 5.2.x to 5.3.x, including the deprecation of the `ereg` family of functions, which is one the warnings you see there.

NullUserException 2010-08-23 07:58:28

You're absolutely right: http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php <-- I can't believe I missed it. But this exercise wasn't a complete waste of time - I learned something after all. Thanks for your help.

mejpark 2010-08-23 16:35:30

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