OJS 2.4.8 and PHP 7.2 Compatibility

Dilan_Rostam · November 21, 2018, 10:12am

We have an OJS journal in 2.4.8 version and we have to move to a new server that provides only PHP 7.2. I have done an extensive search on the forum but I could not find a solid answer on whether it will work or not. We get error messages when we tried the site, Which is

PHP Fatal error: Cannot use ‘String’ as class name as it is reserved in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/lib/pkp/classes/core/String.inc.php on line 57

Is there any way we can save our Journal so it works in the new PHP 7.2 environment, please?

ctgraham · November 21, 2018, 1:40pm

OJS will be compatible with PHP 7 in 2.4.9.

Late releases of OJS 2.4.8 are nearly there, but still missing some final fixes, for example:
https://github.com/pkp/ojs/pull/2147/commits/86ec1f4893723317cca96cd4ce63cf41d5de1aa7

Dilan_Rostam · November 21, 2018, 1:42pm

It is promising but we need to move to new server in next couple days. I have looked for professional service to upgrade of journal to OJS 3 to solve the issue but I can not see any.

ctgraham · November 21, 2018, 1:53pm

That is a tight timeframe to upgrade to OJS 3, unless you don’t have active users on your journal yet.

An upgrade from 2.4.8 to the current ojs-stable_2_4_8 Github branch would probably meet your requirements, but getting professional services for this in such a short time is a stretch. Have you inquired with PKP Publishing Services regarding the costs and availability of consulting services?

Alternately, most hosts currently offer multiple versions of PHP. Would you be able to migrate to a new host with a deployment of PHP 5.6, and then change this to PHP 7 after a future OJS upgrade?

Dilan_Rostam · November 21, 2018, 2:22pm

I have not ask the publishing service yet, which I am going to do now. However, the new server is on Debian 9 and using Plesk 17x. The issue is Debian that is allow PHP 7 by default only. We are a public university and we have been with this provider for years now.
I would rather get the OJS 2.4.8 work with PHP 7 for now and not upgrade as we have many users and 7 years of data on it

http://aro.koyauniversity.org/index

Is there anyone who can only get engage with us on upgrade from 2.4.8 to the current ojs-stable_2_4_8 Github branch ?

ctgraham · November 21, 2018, 2:44pm

If you don’t have local modifications to your installation, it would be pretty straightforward for someone to upgrade your installation from a release of OJS 2.4.8 to a copy of the latest stable branch.

I don’t know if PKP Publishing Services has availability to do this on short notice, but it is worth an inquiry.

If consulting services are unavailable, have you performed upgrades yourself before? Do you have a pre-production or development server where you can test things out?

Dilan_Rostam · November 21, 2018, 3:33pm

I did the installation myself couple years ago and the only thing I have modified was the menu item to get the costume link which I can redo, It will not be an issue. We have only live site which I send link above. I tried once to create replica of it but it did not work. I am sure if I have step by step instruction I will be able to do that. If it does not require database update, then I can copy the original files somewhere and if the upgrade does not work I can always bring back the original files.

ctgraham · November 21, 2018, 5:25pm

The upgrade from any 2.4.8-x release to stable_2_4_8 will not require any database update. It sounds like you just need the right copy of the files. Git could generate this via commands similar to what I described in the OCS thread:

git clone https://github.com/pkp/ojs
cd ojs
git checkout ojs-stable-2_4_8
git submodule update --init --recursive

You’d need to be careful, as with any upgrade, in changing file permissions on the “cache” and “public” directories.

Dilan_Rostam · November 22, 2018, 7:35am

We have our Journals on a Debian Dedicated server with Plesk Panel. When I installed OJS I extracted the files in a subdomain folder and followed the instructions in my browser. So do you think command line git should point to the subdomain folder?

Our System Admin already tried these and he gets new error I guess

[Wed Nov 21 16:35:37.764835 2018] [fcgid:warn] [pid 25958] [client 150.107.93.135:54634] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘new’ (T_NEW) in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/booksForReview/BooksForReviewPlugin.inc.php on line 41

Dilan_Rostam · November 22, 2018, 8:41am

In Plesk 17 there is an extension called Git and it allows to add GitHub - pkp/ojs: Open Journal Systems is open source software to manage scholarly journals. to pull updates and deploy them to the subdomain. Does this URL (GitHub - pkp/ojs: Open Journal Systems is open source software to manage scholarly journals.) contain updates for OJS 2.4.8 only, please?

https://www.plesk.com/extensions/git/

asmecher · November 22, 2018, 4:35pm

Hi @Dilan_Rostam,

From this error message…

[Wed Nov 21 16:35:37.764835 2018] [fcgid:warn] [pid 25958] [client 150.107.93.135:54634] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘new’ (T_NEW) in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/booksForReview/BooksForReviewPlugin.inc.php on line 41

…it sounds to me like you’re still using the code from the .tar.gz distribution rather than the git ojs-stable-2_4_8 branch. The code in the .tar.gz distribution has not been updated to work for PHP 7.x, but the git ojs-stable-2_4_8 branch has. @ctgraham’s instructions for installing that code should work.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

Dilan_Rostam · November 22, 2018, 10:05pm

Sorry, That was before I managed to figure out how I deploy the Git. Now I did deploy the Git and I got this error message,

ojs_git_update_error_log

Dilan_Rostam · November 25, 2018, 9:06am

I have managed to fixed the OCS but when I did the same Git application for our OJS it did not work. The nature of error messages changed so I know the Git has been deployed but I can not understand the errors. They are mostly related to Plugins, Do you have any idea what I can do here, please?

|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|---|---|---|---|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of GenericPlugin::manage($verb, $args, &$message, &$messageParams) should be compatible with PKPPlugin::manage($verb, $args)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of GenericPlugin::manage($verb, $args, &$message, &$messageParams) should be compatible with PKPPlugin::manage($verb, $args)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/GenericPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/GenericPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 19|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 19|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of UsageEventPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of UsageEventPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/usageEvent/UsageEventPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/usageEvent/UsageEventPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of CustomLocalePlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of CustomLocalePlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/customLocale/CustomLocalePlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/customLocale/CustomLocalePlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PLNPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PLNPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/pln/PLNPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/pln/PLNPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/pln/PLNPlugin.inc.php:64)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/pln/PLNPlugin.inc.php:64)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of AlmPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of AlmPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/alm/AlmPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/alm/AlmPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of SwordPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of SwordPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:21)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:21)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:23)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:23)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:24)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/sword/SwordPlugin.inc.php:24)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of XMLGalleyPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of XMLGalleyPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/xmlGalley/XMLGalleyPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/xmlGalley/XMLGalleyPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of ReferralPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of ReferralPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/referral/ReferralPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/referral/ReferralPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(plugins/generic/.gitignore/index.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/:/tmp/:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php:/var/lib/php5)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(plugins/generic/.gitignore/index.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/:/tmp/:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php:/var/lib/php5)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 103|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 103|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PiwikPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PiwikPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/piwik/PiwikPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/piwik/PiwikPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PiwikPlugin::manage($verb, $args) should be compatible with GenericPlugin::manage($verb, $args, &$message, &$messageParams)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of PiwikPlugin::manage($verb, $args) should be compatible with GenericPlugin::manage($verb, $args, &$message, &$messageParams)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/piwik/PiwikPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/piwik/PiwikPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: ojs2 has produced an error|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of StaticPagesPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Message: WARNING: Declaration of StaticPagesPlugin::getManagementVerbs() should be compatible with GenericPlugin::getManagementVerbs($verbs = Array)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/staticPages/StaticPagesPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: In file: /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/staticPages/StaticPagesPlugin.inc.php|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: At line: 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Stacktrace:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Server info:|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: OS: Linux|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Version: 7.0.30-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: Apache Version: N/A|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB Driver: mysqli|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: DB server version: 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/objectsForReview/ObjectsForReviewPlugin.inc.php:21)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: NOTICE: Use of undefined constant NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE - assumed 'NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLUGIN_BASE' (/var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/plugins/generic/objectsForReview/ObjectsForReviewPlugin.inc.php:21)|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error: Cannot declare class GenericPlugin, because the name is already in use in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/classes/plugins/GenericPlugin.inc.php on line 0|
|2018-11-25 09:55:32|Warning|127.0.0.1|mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error: Cannot declare class GenericPlugin, because the name is already in use in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/classes/plugins/GenericPlugin.inc.php on line 0|

ctgraham · November 26, 2018, 12:56pm

The PHP Fatal error at the end of your log suggests there is a file classes/plugins/GenericPlugin.inc.php. This should not exist in the ojs-stable-2_4_8 branch:

Try a fresh clone and checkout of ojs-stable-2_4_8, including initializing all submodules, in a clean directory.

Dilan_Rostam · November 26, 2018, 1:25pm

How do I do this please? Remove all files and folders and then Pull the Git?

ctgraham · November 26, 2018, 1:33pm

I’m not familiar with Plesk’s git extensions, so I can’t give specific instructions.

A git “pull” would indicate that you already have a “clone” and that it is point at a specific “branch”. This could work, if your clone and branch are selected correctly.

A slightly more clear general strategy would be:

Deploy with git to a brand new location
Change the git branch to ojs-stable-2_4_8
Initialize all git submodules
Copy the config.inc.php from your previous install to this one.
Copy the public files from the previous install to this one.
Change file permissions as necessary.

Dilan_Rostam · November 26, 2018, 2:08pm

I hired a developer for OJS and work today on the issue but he could not do this

I did this and now looking for some files that are not there, i

2018-11-26 15:02:35	Warning	127.0.0.1		mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Warning: require(./lib/pkp/includes/bootstrap.inc.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php on line 60				Apache error
2018-11-26 15:02:35	Warning	127.0.0.1		mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Warning: require(./lib/pkp/includes/bootstrap.inc.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php on line 60				Apache error
2018-11-26 15:02:35	Warning	127.0.0.1		mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required ‘./lib/pkp/includes/bootstrap.inc.php’ (include_path=‘.:/opt/plesk/php/7.2/share/pear’) in /var/www/vhosts/koyauniversity.org/aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php on line 60				Apache error

ctgraham · November 26, 2018, 2:10pm

Does your lib/pkp folder include any files? If not, then this indicates that the initialization of the submodules was unsuccessful.

Dilan_Rostam · November 26, 2018, 2:14pm

No there no files in it.

Will be impossible to do this Git for us and save our Journal, please? we have two days on this only. I looked everywhere to hire a developer.

ctgraham · November 26, 2018, 2:53pm

Do you have ssh access to your server? It looks like Plesk only supports git submodules by manually running commands interactively.

https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003654974-How-to-use-submodules-in-Git-

If you do have ssh access, the commands I described earlier might be the simplest approach.

Do you have any IT staff within your university who might be able to assist?