Forum Extension Thread Error

[jscherber]

I've just installed the Forum Extension. I've created my first thread. When I attempt to access it, I get this error message:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: iconv() in /home/scherber/public_html/crm/modules/Threads/DetailView.php on line 90

Anyone have any thoughts what might be causing this?

Best, James Scherber

[ruchida]

Hi

It seems that your PHP is lacking the iconv() function. If you're using PHP 4, your PHP needs to be compiled with the --with-iconv option.

[sadek]

I'm currently looking into a way to remove necessity for the iconv() function, which will make it compliant with your PHP version. If waiting until the next release is not an option, following ruchida's instruction will do the trick.

[jjustus]

I'm having this problem too, and since I'm in a hosted environment, recompiling PHP isn't an option for me. What I did, instead, was fudge the iconv() function as follows:

<?php in index.php:
/**** BEGIN HACK ****/
/* This is a hack to mimick the iconv() behavior */
function iconv($dummy1, $dummy2, $instr)
{
// we do NOTHING :-)
return $instr;
}
/**** END HACK ****/

Now, this only works if you don't need to do any conversions between character encodings - but, it's better than nothing. :-) If anyone has a pure PHP implementation of iconv(), please reply with the function, but in the meantime, I hope this helps!