error after installation of PayPal V2 for osc 2.x

[Fireflash]

Hello everyone,
I use the old "Responsive-osCommerce-2.3.4-GOLD" newly installed. The automatic installer script worked perfectly.

All files are original !!!
Unfortunately I get the following error message with php 5.6.40.

Warning: The use statement with non-compound name 'PayPal' has no effect in /usr/www/users/ ... /includes/modules/payment/paypal_rest.php on line 16

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?' in /usr/www/users/ ... /includes/modules/payment/paypal_rest.php on line 643

Can someone please help me how to fix the error.

[cinolas]

I'm having the same problem right now.

PayPal 2.0 was written for php 7, and like you I'm still running osC 2.3.4 BS GOLD on php 5.6.4, so it doesn't work. This is what the error about the ? is about.

I've put in some work to try and convert PayPal 2.0 to php 5.6.4 but there are a lot of files and I'm no good at php... I may have to ditch PayPal because of this.

Have you found a solution?

[Jack_mcs]

Someone from the oscommerce team might correct me but, as I understand it, the Paypal module they released is not compatible with your version of oscommerce. It could be altered to work with it but will not work as it is.

[cinolas]

Just because of the php version? or for other factors?

Turns out that my installation of osCommerce runs decently smooth with php 7.3, so I installed that. Will that suffice to make this PayPal 2.0 work?

 

Cheers!

[Jack_mcs]

No, it is not compatible due to the file structure. It is meant to be ran on oscommerce 2.3 and there is quite a bit of difference between 2.3 and 2.3.4 Gold.

[cinolas]

Shucks. That's very good info, thank you!