CSV Aggregator Import Incompatible with PHP 8

  • Resolved MarkBosky

    (@markbosky)


    2 years, 7 months ago

    I have been trying to figure out why aggregator CSV import is only importing 5/30+ events listed.

    Using the example CSV found on this article: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/importing-data-from-a-csv-file/,

    I verified that only 5/10 were importing even on fresh wordpress environments with default everything. Well it turns out, after downgrading my environmen to PHP 7.4 from PHP 8, all 10 events now import as expected. Upgrade back to PHP 8 and it only imports 5. A similar thing happens on my localhost; with PHP 7.4 all events import, with PHP 8.0.8, zero events import.

    Any thoughts, workarounds, or upcoming improvements?

    Also, on this page: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/new-user-primer-event-aggregator/ it states:

    “If you run into trouble or need help connecting to Event Aggregator, you may want to check that you can connect to the correct server IP address. Event Aggregator’s server IP address is:

    52.89.196.208”

    Can you provide more information about this?

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  • Hey @markbosky

    Thank you for reaching out.
    You are right, the CSV import functionality breaks with PHP 8.

    The good news is that we are working on a fix for this. We’ll report back here as soon as it’s out. For now, the only workaround is to downgrade to PHP 7.4.x as you did.

    For what it’s worth, at the time of writing, PHP 8 is still in “beta” for WordPress, so I would advise to wait a little before using it.

    Best,
    Geoff

    Plugin Support Abz

    (@abzlevelup)

    Hi @markbosky,

    Since we haven’t heard from you in a while on this topic we will assume that the problem was fixed or is no longer applicable and with that I will mark this as resolved.

    If that is not the case, please let me know and I will gladly remove the “Resolved” tag and try to help you further. Or you can create a new topic with the problem if you prefer.

    Best Regards,
    Abz

    Hi @markbosky

    Just wanted to let you know with our latest release of The Events Calendar 5.14.2, we resolved issues with CSV imports and PHP 8 that may be affecting you. Check out our full Release Notes for more details.

    As always, we suggest testing updates on a staging site first, and having a recent backup, but it should be all smooth sailing.
    ?
    Thanks,
    Rob

    Hi again @markbosky

    A quick note on PHP and CSV imports.

    PHP 8 is not recommended for WordPress use just yet as it’s still considered “beta” by WordPress at the time of writing: PHP Compatibility and WordPress Versions.

    Updating to PHP 8.1.5 or above will fix the issue.

    Thanks
    Rob

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