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PHP 8.x
bug
PR-5.4-dev
[#46199] - [5.4][PHP8.5] xml_parser_free() function has been deprecated
- Fixed in Code Base
- 16 Oct 2025
- Medium
- Build: 5.4-dev
- # 46199
- Diff
- heelc29:5.4/php85/xml
User tests: Successful: Unsuccessful:
Summary of Changes
remove no longer needed xml_parser_free()
In the migration of various extensions from resources to objects, a number of functions to close or free the resources became no-ops
xml_parser_free() since the ext/xml migration in PHP 8.0
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_xml_parser_free
Testing Instructions
Check for Joomla Updates in backend
- enable max error reporting
- use php 8.5 (latest pre-version 8.5.0rc1)
Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request
deprecation message (possibly further)
Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request
no deprecation message about xml_parser_free()
Link to documentations
- No documentation changes for docs.joomla.org needed
- No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed
| Status | New | ⇒ | Pending |
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- | Category | ⇒ | Libraries |
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PHP 8.x
bug
PR-5.4-dev
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| Status | Pending | ⇒ | Fixed in Code Base |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2025-10-16 08:23:28 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | wilsonge |
Merged on review based on php docs and the currently failing 8.5 unit tests.