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Since my server upgraded to the latest PHP and I upgraded to WordPress 3.2.1. the text of Bible verses do not display

Ben Miller said

Could you post a link to your site so we can take a look?

Thank you Ben. Since my first post I have upgraded to WordPress 3.3 with no change

Here is the link http://www.bokonline.org.uk/

Ben Miller said

Douglas,

I'd like you to post your Sermon page template here so we can take a look.  To do that, go into the WordPress control panel and click on Sermons, Templates.  Highlight everything in the "Sermon page" box and copy it.

Then go to http://pastebin.com/ and paste it into the box there.

After you do that, pastebin.com will give you a link.  Post that link here in the forum so we can look at your template code.

Ben, I believe the template to be the original. Here is the link http://pastebin.com/fBVV5sTP

Ben Miller said

First, try replacing your Sermon page template with this one:

http://pastebin.com/jP5h7MME

Then post back here so we can take another look.

The template has been replaced with no noticeable change other than the sermon pages now display 'Earlier: Same day: Later:'

Ben Miller said

Next, please try changing[esvtext] to [kjvtext] in the Sermon page template.

That's done but for some strange reason I no longer have the mp3 player displayed

Ben Miller said

You also no longer have the footer on that page.  The reason is that a PHP error has crashed the page before it finished rendering.  The Audio Player needs some code at the bottom of the page to function properly. 

Let's try another one.  How about[nettext]?

I have replaced this with [nettext] It seems to be the same as with [kjvtext]

Ben Miller said

Okay, let's go back to[esvtext] and see what happens.

Yes,  [esvtext] lets me see audio player and the footer is there too

Ben Miller said

I'd like you to install a plugin called WP-ServerInfo.  The page for the plugin is here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/pl…..erverinfo/

After you install it and activate it, on the menu on the left hand side, click on Dashboard, WP-ServerInfo.  On the page that comes up, click on "Display PHP Information."

Next, scroll down to the "PHP Core Configuration" section.  Look for the line that begins with "allow_url_fopen."

Is this directive set to "on" or "off" on your server?

'allow_url_fopen' is set to 'off'

Ben Miller said

On the same page, is there a section called "curl"?  If so, what is in this section?

Yes – I have pasted the contents here http://pastebin.com/4dryMfxr

Ben Miller said

I think you are going to need to turn on "allow_url_fopen" in order for the Bible text to display.  It must have gotten turned off when the PHP got upgraded on your server. 

To change this setting, you'll need to talk to your web hosting provider, since each provider has a different procedure for doing this.

If you are still having trouble after you get this setting changed, let us know.

Ben, thank you for your time and expertise – your ministry is much appreciated. 

God bless, Douglas