zExtendedRegistration - throws errors - not working 2.11.4

[ernestmcd]

Good morning:

I installed a copy of z Extended Registration extension which I think might help one of my clients with some of its features including "recommending" another person to register. The installation went smoothly, but when I clicked on the "member" link in the Account Manager Contao goes to a white screen of death.

Error log shows

[06-Jul-2012 16:50:53] PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/wavedev3/public_html/system/modules/zExtendedRegistration/dca/tl_module.php on line 228

Line 228 in Dreamweaver of the tl_module.php file has a red highlight on it for the error, and the line is in this block

// add additional fields from form to field list
		if($dc->activeRecord->extReg_addformfields)
		{
			// get form fields selected
			$objFormfields = $this->Database->prepare("SELECT * FROM tl_form_field WHERE pid=? AND invisible!=1 ORDER BY sorting")
							->execute($dc->activeRecord->extReg_form);
	
			if(!$objFormfields->numRows)
			{
				return $return;
			}
			
			while($objFormfields->next())
			{
				if(!strlen($objFormfields->label))
				{
					$objFormfields->label = $objFormfields->name ?: $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id; //1 - LINE 228
				}	
				if(!strlen($objFormfields->name))
				{
					$objFormfields->name = $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id;
				}
				
				$return[$objFormfields->name] = $objFormfields->label . ' <span style="color:#b3b3b3">['.$objFormfields->name.':'.$objFormfields->type.']</span>';
				
			}
		}

If I take Line 228

$objFormfields->label = $objFormfields->name ?: $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id; //1

and modify it to

$objFormfields->label = $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id; //1

the error flag in Dreamweaver clears but then I get multiple errors when I click on the "Member" link. Errors thrown now are:

[10-Jul-2012 11:55:53] PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/wavedev3/public_html/system/modules/zExtendedRegistration/dca/tl_member.php on line 304
[10-Jul-2012 11:58:51] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'SoapFault' with message 'Error Fetching http headers' thrown in /home/wavedev3/public_html/system/modules/rep_client/RepositoryBackendModule.php on line 221

I went ahead and uninstalled the extension manually and ran the install tool to clear the database. Anybody have any ideas on this or already have a solution?

Ernest McDermon
Snellville, GA

[ramjet]

Ernest, I think this extension will only run on php 5.3
The author has used terniary shorthand in his code (recognised by php 5.3 and up) which means it is really only compatable with Contao 3 (which will also require php5.3) - as the system requirements for Contao 2.x.x are php 5.2.

Terniary shorthand is

$objFormfields->label = $objFormfields->name ?: $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id;

instead of

$objFormfields->label = ($objFormfields->name ?$objFormfields->name : $objFormfields->type . $objFormfields->id);

The author should change all instances of this if he wants it truly compatable with Contao 2.x.x