Custom dashboard widget issue after upgrade php8

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I have a website on MODX Cloud which is running on 2.8.4 and I upgraded to PHP8 partly due to the requirement of the latest version of Commerce, however, the custom dashboard widget I was using appears to cause the dashboard to not load. It was working fine until the upgrade to PHP8.

The code that is in use is

<?php
return $modx->getChunk('custom.dashboard');

The chunk is simply some HTML and inline styling which lists some quick links for clients to maintain their site. It is set as a widget type Inline PHP Widget and namespace Core.

Is there something different with PHP8 ?

2

The class core/model/modx/moddashboardwidget.class.php uses the PHP function create_function that was removed in PHP 8.

Here is a pull request with a fix:

3

Have tried the suggested fix but that doesn’t appear to have worked. Not sure if the fix is compatible with 2.8.4 or Rev 3.

4

The linked fix is for MODX 2.x.

Did you download the new file moddashboardwidget.class.php and replace it in the folder core/model/modx?

It worked when I tested it.

5

I did only try the fix in the thread. But can now see there were several commits. I have now used the latest and it now works as expected. Thanks for your help, it is appreciated.