OK, the upgrade from 2.3.7 is not supported
Decided to freeze the old journals from 2008 to 2016 and set up a new version. Downloaded 3.1.1-4 and followed the instructions
Got this on the first screen
Method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 149
Deprecated : Non-static method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 151
Deprecated : Non-static method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 153
Deprecated : Non-static method VersionCheck::getCurrentCodeVersion() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/MaintenanceForm.inc.php on line 37
Deprecated : Non-static method PKPRequest::getUserVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/form/Form.inc.php on line 369
Deprecated : Non-static method PKPRequest::_checkThis() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/core/PKPRequest.inc.php on line 592
Warning : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php:149) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.inc.php on line 867
Warning : Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php:149) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.inc.php on line 868
All system, files and directory checks are OK
Here is the first 20 lines of the error_log
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of PKPUsageEventPlugin::getEnabled() should be compatible with LazyLoadPlugin::getEnabled($contextId = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/plugins/generic/usageEvent/PKPUsageEventPlugin.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of PKPUsageEventPlugin::getEnabled() should be compatible with LazyLoadPlugin::getEnabled($contextId = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/plugins/generic/usageEvent/PKPUsageEventPlugin.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of InstallHandler::validate() should be compatible with PKPHandler::validate($requiredContexts = NULL, $request = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/pages/install/InstallHandler.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 149
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 151
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method Application::getName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php on line 153
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method VersionCheck::getCurrentCodeVersion() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/MaintenanceForm.inc.php on line 37
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::getUserVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/form/Form.inc.php on line 369
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::_checkThis() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/core/PKPRequest.inc.php on line 592
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php:149) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.inc.php on line 867
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:24 UTC] PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/install/form/InstallForm.inc.php:149) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.inc.php on line 868
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:25 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of PKPUsageEventPlugin::getEnabled() should be compatible with LazyLoadPlugin::getEnabled($contextId = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/plugins/generic/usageEvent/PKPUsageEventPlugin.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:19:27 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of PKPUsageEventPlugin::getEnabled() should be compatible with LazyLoadPlugin::getEnabled($contextId = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/plugins/generic/usageEvent/PKPUsageEventPlugin.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of PKPUsageEventPlugin::getEnabled() should be compatible with LazyLoadPlugin::getEnabled($contextId = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/plugins/generic/usageEvent/PKPUsageEventPlugin.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Strict Standards: Declaration of InstallHandler::validate() should be compatible with PKPHandler::validate($requiredContexts = NULL, $request = NULL) in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/pages/install/InstallHandler.inc.php on line 0
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::getUserVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/form/Form.inc.php on line 388
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::_checkThis() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/core/PKPRequest.inc.php on line 592
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::getUserVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/form/Form.inc.php on line 388
[10-Feb-2019 07:29:45 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Non-static method PKPRequest::_checkThis() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/actaling/public_html/new/lib/pkp/classes/core/PKPRequest.inc.php on line 592