Script malfunction across different php versions

Sul

Hi,

I'm moving from a host that has php version 4.3.11 to one that has version 4.4.2 - when transferring the site over including the database, most things seem to be working fine, however I've come across a bump in the road, here is the part of the script that doesn't seem to be working:

			$hindsightquery = "SELECT DISTINCT LEFT(BlogDate,6) AS hindsightitems FROM tblBlog ORDER BY hindsightitems DESC";
			$hindsightresult = mysql_query($hindsightquery);
			$hindsightitem = mysql_fetch_array($hindsightresult); //get rid of first row

	  	while($hindsightitem = mysql_fetch_array($hindsightresult))
	  	{
			$hindsightmonthnum = substr($hindsightitem['hindsightitems'],4,2);
			$hindsightyearnum = substr($hindsightitem['hindsightitems'],0,4);
			$hindsightlinktxt = date("F,Y",strtotime($hindsightyearnum."-".$hindsightmonthnum."-01"));

// rest of while function  - just echoing variables and html..

I'm not sure what it is that seems to be not working on the new version of php, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

PS: I've just checked and see that the data functions on other pages don't seem to be working properly either.. :/

Houdini

Probably it is that your script is using 'short tags' ie. <? to start and ?> to end and they are not enabled on your new site. If your script is doing this merely add php to the opening <? to <?php and it should work.

Sul

Can't be that, I always use <?php - checked just now, and it is <?php.

Houdini

What errors is it producing?

Sul

There are no error messages, it just isn't interpreting dates as intended.

I'll give you an example:

http://ximensions.dreamhosters.com/reflections.php (malfunctioning) PHP v4.4.2
http://www.ximensions.com/reflections.php (working correctly) PHP v4.3.11

The first link shows the dates are not correct (white text and list under hindsight heading). They are both the same scripts on two different hosts.