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#1 2022-11-24 10:41:10

Gallex

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Badly formed or empty plugin code

fresh install
Textpattern version: 4.8.8
PHP version: 5.6.40-pl9-zoneos

tying to install some plugins but getting error all time:

 Badly formed or empty plugin code.

i know, PHP is very old, but year ago, i was able to install TXP 4.8.7 and plugins to this same server

#2 2022-11-24 11:20:06

phiw13

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

How are you installing those ? Are the plugins in .txt format (paste in the textarea) or a .php or .zip file (uploading) ?

I am not sure of that old version of PHP can handle the latter, especially the zip format. In that case, it should give a more meaningful error message though.

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#3 2022-11-24 12:39:28

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

phiw13 wrote #334197:

How are you installing those ? Are the plugins in .txt format (paste in the textarea) or a .php or .zip file (uploading) ?

in .txt format

#4 2022-11-24 13:22:22

etc

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

There has been no important changes concerning plugins between 4.8.7 and 4.8.8. Yesterday, I have updated a .txt plugin on php 5.4.8 without any hassle.

Do you see the plugin preview step, or the error is thrown before it?

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#5 2022-11-24 13:26:06

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

etc wrote #334200:

Do you see the plugin preview step, or the error is thrown before it?

after hitting button ‘‘upload’‘

#6 2022-11-24 13:28:40

etc

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

Could you post .txt plugins code here please?

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#7 2022-11-24 13:54:35

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

# rvm_maintenance v0.5
# Maintenance Mode
#
# License: GNU GPLv2 or later
#
# Ruud van Melick
# http://vanmelick.com/

# ......................................................................
# This is a plugin for Textpattern - http://textpattern.com/
# To install: textpattern > admin > plugins
# Paste the following text into the 'Install plugin' box:
# ......................................................................

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#8 2022-11-24 13:59:20

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

..it reacts so for every plugin i try to install.

#9 2022-11-24 14:00:45

etc

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

Looks ok. Have you tried to upload it in Debug mode?

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#10 2022-11-24 14:40:53

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

etc wrote #334206:

Have you tried to upload it in Debug mode?

TXP in debug mode? actually it is.
diagnostic tool says: ‘‘all checks passed’‘.

#11 2022-11-24 14:47:17

etc

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

Ah, it must be this bug. Can you edit textpattern/vendors/Textpattern/Plugin/Plugin.php file and replace

$plugin = unserialize($plugin, array());

on line 188 with

$plugin = unserialize($plugin);

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#12 2022-11-25 07:59:06

Gallex

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Re: Badly formed or empty plugin code

etc wrote #334208:

Ah, it must be this bug. Can you edit textpattern/vendors/Textpattern/Plugin/Plugin.php file and replace

genius!! yes, that was it! thank you, oleg!