Debian GNU+Linux

I couldn't find any mentions of mbstring.internal_encoding being deprecated in the PHP docs. We'll fix it once PHP 5.6 is released and this change is finalized.

https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=mbstring.internal_encoding+deprecated

(first link) or the following page:

https://wiki.php.net/rfc/default_encoding

Thanks, we'll fix it.

Hi, I can confirm that this also happens on Debian Jessie now. Functionality doesn't seem to be affected, but the message is shown at multiple places in the Zabbix frontend.
Is there a quick workaround, how to get rid of it? Thanks for any tips.

I observed a visible issue - multiselects do not work - no suggested values.
Commenting the line resolve the issue, but that's dirty hack, use it at own risk.

It supposed to be fixed soon by devs.

Hi,
I propose this procedure on debian/jessie

• file : /usr/share/zabbix/include/locales.inc.php
  comment line 25 :
  //ini_set('mbstring.internal_encoding', 'UTF-8');
• file : /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
  uncomment and set UTF-8 :
  mbstring.internal_encoding = UTF-8

it seems ok !

The workaround proposed by Oleksiy and Philippe seems to work. Thank you.
Looking forward to an officially released fix.

RESOLVED in development branch svn://svn.zabbix.com/branches/dev/ZBX-8278 r46701.

(At least, it works fine on local debian 8 vagrant box - https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/vagrantboxjessie/debian80.box)

(2)

// this may be needed after PHP5.6 is fully released
// ini_set('php.internal_encoding', 'UTF-8');
// $res &= (ini_get('php.internal_encoding') == 'UTF-8');

Comment is unnecessary, remove it

andrewtch I disagree. We should mention that php.internal_encoding may need modifications after PHP5.6 is released.

oleg.egorov It isn't our practice, you write "PHP deprecated usage of mbstring.internal_encoding starting from 5.6, see ZBX-8278"
This message enough and in Jira just add information about:

ini_set('php.internal_encoding', 'UTF-8');
$res &= (ini_get('php.internal_encoding') == 'UTF-8');

And why this code is needed.

andrewtch RESOLVED.

oleg.egorov CLOSED

In the future we may need to add

ini_set('php.internal_encoding', 'UTF-8');
$res &= (ini_get('php.internal_encoding') == 'UTF-8');

depending on what will happen with PHP 5.6

TESTED

CLOSED. Fixed in pre-2.2.5rc1 r46852, pre-2.3.2 r46853.

Zabbix Revision: 47048
PHP Version: 5.6.0~rc1+dfsg-1

I see:

ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [dashboard.php:145 → make_latest_issues() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJSON->encode() → ini_set() in /var/www/zabbix/include/classes/class.cjson.php:137]

on dashboard.php

changing /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini as suggested didn't help.

commenting 161 and 137 lines in class.cjson.php helped, but I don't know if all functions are still working as intended.

Denis, something wrong with your "installation".
Make sure you are not using previous frontend version.

just checked, frontend is also new. (deleted old and copied new from svn)

Please send your php and apache verions, thank you.

php5 -v:

PHP 5.6.0RC1 (cli) (built: Jun 23 2014 12:58:14)

aptitude show php5:

Version: 5.6.0~rc1+dfsg-1

apache2 -v

Server version: Apache/2.4.9 (Debian)
Server built:   Jun  8 2014 10:01:34

aptitude show apache2

Version: 2.4.9-2

Please paste output of:

shell#        php -a
php shell#    var_dump(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.6')); 

Oh. Sorry, got the idea - your PHP version is RC (release candidate), and, according to http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.version-compare.php these versions consider themselves "younger" than 5.6 (even if it says PHP5.6.0RC1).

I also would not advice you to use pre-release versions on PHP because of issues such as this.

Currently, I suggest you to set php_admin_value in apache to 22527 (E_ALL & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED), like:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ....
   php_admin_value error_reporting 22527
</VirtualHost>

until PHP5.6 is out of RC.

CLOSED, WONTFIX.

I still get this error in
include/classes/json/CJson.php

The php file does not seem to have any special version handling logic.

ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:137]
ini_set(): Use of mbstring.internal_encoding is deprecated [maps.php:149 → CView->render() → include() → getActionMapBySysmap() → CTag->setMenuPopup() → CTag->attr() → CTag->setAttribute() → CHtml::serialize() → CJs::encodeJson() → CJson->encode() → ini_set() in /srv/http/zabbix/include/classes/json/CJson.php:161]

zabbix version 2.4.0
PHP 5.6.0 (cli) (built: Sep 13 2014 10:36:37)

Michal, see ZBX-8726