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[#46136] - [5.4] PHP8.5 Deprecations

RTC bug PR-5.4-dev Pending

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avatar dgrammatiko
dgrammatiko
20 Sep 2025

Pull Request for Issue # .

Summary of Changes

Typecast some variables to string to eliminate the deprecation warnings on PHP 8.5

Testing Instructions

open /administrator/index.php?option=com_menus&view=menus (PHP8.5 required and error reporting to max)

Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request

Deprecations logged

Deprecated: Using null as an array offset is deprecated, use an empty string instead in /administrator/components/com_menus/src/Model/MenuModel.php on line 369

Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request

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@richard67

avatar dgrammatiko dgrammatiko - open - 20 Sep 2025
avatar dgrammatiko dgrammatiko - change - 20 Sep 2025
Status New ⇒ Pending
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 20 Sep 2025
Category ⇒ Administration com_menus
avatar dgrammatiko dgrammatiko - change - 20 Sep 2025
Labels Added: PR-5.4-dev
avatar dgrammatiko dgrammatiko - change - 20 Sep 2025
Title
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PHP8.5 Deprecations
[5.4] PHP8.5 Deprecations
avatar dgrammatiko dgrammatiko - edited - 20 Sep 2025
avatar joomdonation joomdonation - test_item - 22 Sep 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar joomdonation
joomdonation - comment - 22 Sep 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 14d92f4

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avatar richard67 richard67 - alter_testresult - 22 Sep 2025 - joomdonation: Tested successfully
avatar brianteeman brianteeman - test_item - 29 Sep 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 29 Sep 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 7834db2

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avatar richard67 richard67 - change - 29 Sep 2025
Status Pending ⇒ Ready to Commit
avatar richard67
richard67 - comment - 29 Sep 2025

RTC

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avatar heelc29 heelc29 - test_item - 1 Oct 2025 - Tested successfully
avatar heelc29
heelc29 - comment - 1 Oct 2025

I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 7834db2

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avatar muhme muhme - change - 15 Oct 2025
Labels Added: RTC bug
avatar muhme
muhme - comment - 15 Oct 2025

Final test before merge using JBT php8.5-rc

  • Seen Deprecated messages on three line numbers before PR on
    'administrator/index.php?option=com_menus&view=menus'
  • graft PR's full packge
    • ✅ no Deprecated anymore, opening menu entry, creating and deleting menu entry is still working
avatar muhme muhme - close - 15 Oct 2025
avatar muhme muhme - merge - 15 Oct 2025
avatar muhme muhme - change - 15 Oct 2025
Status Ready to Commit ⇒ Fixed in Code Base
Closed_Date 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ⇒ 2025-10-15 14:33:28
Closed_By ⇒ muhme
avatar muhme
muhme - comment - 15 Oct 2025

Thank you @dgrammatiko for your contribution. Thank you @joomdonation and @richard67 for supporting. Thank you @brianteeman, @heelc29 and @joomdonation for testing.

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