Php version supported atm

[geirrosset]

So I got an email from our hosting provider. We will be upgraded to php 8.1 on 7 April (tech spec for OMP just says greater than or equal to 7.3), nothing we can do about it short of switching hosting provider and running on a virtual server where we decide the php version. Does OMP 3.3.0.14 support OJS 8.1?

[rcgillis]

Hi @geirrosset,

Sharing some recent reply from one of my colleagues about PHP compatibility matters (the specific issue is perhaps not so relevant, but the information/advice about PHP versions is):

@jonasraoni

I’d advise you to run OJS 3.3 under PHP 7.4, the support for PHP 8.x has been added recently, so you might face unexpected issues.

About the crashed table, it’s not caused by the software, but you might try the solutions presented here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8843776/mysql-table-is-marked-as-crashed-and-last-automatic-repair-failed

If it doesn’t work, you still can restore a working metrics table from a backup or recreate the table entirely from the log files (I think there’s more information here https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/admin-guide/en/statistics, and before moving the log files to be reprocessed, you’ll need to drop the table and create it again, as the software can’t access it due to the crash).

As an extra note, OJS 3.4 has been developed under PHP 8.x.

OMP 3.4 is due out probably within the next month or so, so that might be a potential reason to consider upgrading as well.

Best regards,

Roger
PKP Team