(Solved)API not working with PHP 7.2 and Bionic 18.04

[rockedge]

the /api/app folder contains the files needed for the ZM API and the /api/lib is the cakephp system that one can swap out different versions......theoretically
The Crud plugin goes into /api/app/Plugin/Crud

[rockedge]

I got the API to work somewhat.......very promising the return gave me

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{
    "code": 500,
    "name": "Class 'AppController' not found",
    "message": "Class 'AppController' not found",
    "url": "\/zm\/api\/host\/getVersion.json"
}

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[rockedge]

Using cakephp 2.10.8 and Crud 3.0.10 ( the first version compatible with PHP 7 +) there are a lot of little shortcuts and temp modifications like lines being added and others commented out....as soon as I hammer out this last hurdle of an error(s) I will have to clean it up and try to duplicate it so I can actually add the fix in a less chaotic way....there are all kinds of odd mixing going on but it almost works again.

[rockedge]

except for a nagging minor error I have the API running....somewhat!

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[rockedge]

finally......now to document what actually happened....
zmNinja running with ZM 1.31.1 in PHP 7.2

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[bbunge]

Great! But I will have to shovel out a foot of snow before computer work!

[rockedge]

the snow is just starting to fall here....oh no...shovels ready but it may be snowblower time...2nd day of spring and the 4th storm in 4 weeks.....on the beach metal detecting I want to go...but ya can't go surfin' when it's 20 below

the fix seems to easy to do now that I am looking at what really needed to be modified.....and tested Hiawatha and ZM works well and the API also working nicely.

[rockedge]

I just tested the API in iconner's zoneminder-storageareas 1.31.39 by deleting the /usr/share/zoneminder/www/api folder and replacing it with the one from the working version 1.31.1 master ..... and it works.

now I will document the fix and further test by upgrading the cakephp and Crud components as far up as they will go and still work as expected.

[knight-of-ni]

Sometimes I think I'm dyslexic... Until just now, I didn't notice there is a Crud 3.1.0 release, which is not to be confused with the 3.0.10 version we use currently. 3.1.0 is compatible with Cakephp 2.x, and it has fixes in it directly related to php 7.2 compatibility. Can you guys try that?

[rockedge]

yes I will test it where is 3.1.0 to download?

Here it is -> https://github.com/FriendsOfCake/crud/r ... fter=5.1.1

[rockedge]

Okay Crud 3.1.0 works..... here is what I did:
Starting with a stock zoneminder 1.31.+
Download the cakephp-2.10.8.zip and extract the contents
1. using the cakephp 2.10.8 folder overwrite the /lib folder in /usr/share/zoneminder/www/api
2. using Crud 3.1.0.zip swap the contents of the file into /usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/Plugin/Crud
(change the permissions of the folders to the web server user)
3. open /usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/Plugin/Crud/Controller/Crud/CrudeBaseObject.php and change around line 15

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abstract class CrudBaseObject extends Object implements CakeEventListener {

to

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abstract class CrudBaseObject extends CakeObject implements CakeEventListener {

the API should work as expected.
the links are:
Crud 3.1.0 :https://github.com/FriendsOfCake/crud/r ... tag/v3.1.0
cakephp 2.10.8 :https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/arch ... 0.8.tar.gz

[bbunge]

YAHOO!!!
Works on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL, Zoneminder 1.30.4. Tested with ZMNINJA as well as the api/host/getVersion.json

I used the install procedure from Ubuntu 17.10 on the WIKI with a manual download of amd64 ppa Zesty install.

Have to finish cleaning out snow, about 15 inches today, then will try to package this to do an install from a .deb.

Thanks all!!!

[bbunge]

Repackaged amd64 .deb for Zesty ZM 1.30.4 with the API fixes. Installed on Ubuntu 18.04 server with Mariadb and MySQL per WIKI instructions here with a couple of exceptions: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... e_easy_way

Link to install package: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pxpUTb ... sp=sharing

Download and copy install package zoneminder-bionic-amd64.deb to your home directory. (could not get wget to work with Google Drive)

When editing the php.ini use 7.2 instead if 7.1

[knight-of-ni]

Can you guys check something for me....

I had a moment to install 18.04, and I can get the api working by changing just the abstract class to mention CakeObject, rather than Object.
The api appears to still work if I skip adding App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');

Can you confirm this?

[rockedge]

I tested it out with Bionic 18.04 PHP 7.2.3 ZM 1.31.1 and does seem to work with out the line

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App::uses('AppController', 'Controller');

good deal. I will test it again with ZM 1.31.39 and 1.30.4 but it should be the same. I think I stuck it in there while debugging....