Can't Install Test: PHP Fatal error

[stevewest15]

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.1
CentOS Linux 7 (Kernel: 3.10.0-1160.53.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64)

Hi,

I can't seem to be able to install any test as I keep getting the same PHP fatal error:

# phoronix-test-suite install iozone
PHP Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/objects/client/pts_installed_test.php on line 105

I tried install other tests but they all fail with the same above error about pts_installed_test.php on line 105.

Any recommendations on what to check to resolve the above error?


I checked to confirm I have all required php dependencies but not sure if I also need the "optional" php libraries as well:

# phoronix-test-suite php-conf

PHP: 5.4.16
PHP VERSION ID: 50416
PHP BINARY: php

MAIN CAPABILITY CHECK:
PRESENT - DOM The Document Object Model is required for XML operations.
PRESENT - ZIP ZIP support is required for file compression.
PRESENT - JSON JSON support is required for OpenBenchmarking.org.
PRESENT - SimpleXML SimpleXML is required for XML operations.
PRESENT - OpenSSL OpenSSL support is recommended to support HTTPS traffic.
PRESENT - GD The GD library is recommended for improved graph rendering.
PRESENT - Zlib The Zlib extension can be used for greater file compression.
PRESENT - Bzip2 The bzcompress/bzip2 support can be used for greater file compression.
MISSING - SQLite3 SQLite3 is required when running a Phoromatic server.
PRESENT - PCNTL PCNTL is highly recommended as it is required by some tests.
MISSING - POSIX POSIX support is highly recommended.
PRESENT - CURL CURL is recommended for an enhanced download experience.
PRESENT - Sockets Sockets is needed when running the Phoromatic Server.
PRESENT - Readline Readline support is useful for tab-based auto-completion support.

OPTIONAL FUNCTION CHECKS:
cli_set_process_title MISSING
ctype_alnum PRESENT
ctype_digit PRESENT
ctype_print PRESENT
curl_init PRESENT
filter_var PRESENT
finfo_file PRESENT
finfo_open PRESENT
gzcompress PRESENT
gzdeflate PRESENT
gzinflate PRESENT
hash_file PRESENT
imageantialias PRESENT
imagecreatefromgif PRESENT
imagecreatefrompng PRESENT
imagecreatefromstring PRESENT
imagepng PRESENT
imagettftext PRESENT
json_decode PRESENT
mime_content_type PRESENT
pcntl_fork PRESENT
pcntl_signal PRESENT
posix_getpid MISSING
posix_getpwuid MISSING
posix_getuid MISSING
posix_isatty MISSING
posix_kill MISSING
posix_setsid MISSING
preg_replace PRESENT
simplexml_load_string PRESENT
socket_create_listen PRESENT
sqlite_escape_string MISSING
ssh2_connect MISSING
stream_context_set_params PRESENT
timezone_name_from_abbr PRESENT
zip_open PRESENT

Diagnostics Results:

# phoronix-test-suite diagnostics
PTS_VERSION = 10.8.1
PTS_CORE_VERSION = 10810
PTS_RELEASE_DATE = 20220123
PTS_CODENAME = Nesseby
PTS_IS_CLIENT = 1
PTS_IS_WEB_CLIENT =
PTS_IS_DEV_BUILD =
PTS_PHP_VERSION = 5.4.16
QUICK_START =
PTS_CORE_PATH = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/
PTS_INTERNAL_OB_CACHE = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/ob-cache/
PTS_IS_DAEMONIZED_SERVER_PROCESS = 1
PTS_USER_PATH = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/
PTS_CORE_STORAGE = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/core.pt2so
PTS_DOWNLOAD_CACHE_PATH = /var/cache/phoronix-test-suite/download-cache/
PTS_OPENBENCHMARKING_SCRATCH_PATH = /var/cache/phoronix-test-suite/openbenchmarking.org/
PTS_TEST_PROFILE_PATH = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/
PTS_TEST_SUITE_PATH = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/test-suites/
PTS_CORE_STATIC_PATH = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/static/
PTS_SHARE_PATH = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/
PTS_INIT_TIME = 1643561795
PTS_COMMAND_PATH = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/commands/
PHP_BIN = php
FIRST_RUN_ON_PTS_UPGRADE =
TIME_PTS_LAUNCHED = 1643561795
IS_FIRST_RUN_TODAY =
TIME_SINCE_LAST_RUN = 1
PTS_TEST_INSTALL_DEFAULT_PATH = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/installed-tests/
PTS_SAVE_RESULTS_PATH = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/test-results/
PTS_USER_LOCK = /var/lib/phoronix-test-suite/run-lock-84bnYw
PTS_STARTUP_TASK_PERFORMED = 1
HAS_REFRESHED_OBO_LIST = 1

Variables That Can Be Used As Result Identifiers / File Names:
VIDEO_RESOLUTION = 1024x768
VIDEO_CARD = bochsdrmfb
VIDEO_DRIVER =
OPENGL_DRIVER =
OPERATING_SYSTEM = CentOS Linux 7
PROCESSOR = 4 x Intel Xeon Gold 6132 (7 Cores)
MOTHERBOARD = Xen HVM domU v4.13
CHIPSET = Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC
KERNEL_VERSION = 3.10.0-1160.53.1.el7.x86_64
COMPILER =
HOSTNAME = centos7-test

Environment Variables (accessible via test scripts):
PTS_VERSION = 10.8.1
PTS_DIR = /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/
PTS_LAUNCHER = /usr/bin/phoronix-test-suite
PHP_BIN = php
NUM_CPU_CORES = 4
OMP_NUM_THREADS = 4
NUM_CPU_PHYSICAL_CORES = 7
NUM_CPU_PHYSICAL_CORES_CUBE = 1
CPU_THREADS_PER_CORE = 1
NUM_CPU_NODES = 1
NUM_CPU_JOBS = 8
SYS_MEMORY = 4096
VIDEO_MEMORY = 64
VIDEO_WIDTH = 1024
VIDEO_HEIGHT = 768
VIDEO_MONITOR_COUNT = 1
VIDEO_MONITOR_LAYOUT = CENTER
VIDEO_MONITOR_SIZES = 1024x768
OPERATING_SYSTEM = centos
OS_VERSION = 7
OS_ARCH = x86_64
OS_TYPE = Linux
CPU_FAMILY = cascadelake
THIS_RUN_TIME = 1643561795
DEBUG_REAL_HOME = /root/
DEBUG_PATH = /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin
SYSTEM_TYPE_ID = V
SYSTEM_TYPE = Virtual
TERMINAL_WIDTH = 100
C_CXX_FLAGS_DEFAULT = -O3 -march=native
GPU_DEVICE_ID = 1111



CPU Usage (Summary): 0.00 % Memory Usage: 188 MB System Uptime 796 M

[Michael]

stevewest15 does it work if you try PTS Git? Or otherwise this patch - https://github.com/phoronix-test-sui...dfda8f08d0922a

The error is due to the very old version of PHP used by CentOS 7 that it causes problems there but works fine in newer versions of PHP.

[stevewest15]

stevewest15 does it work if you try PTS Git? Or otherwise this patch - https://github.com/phoronix-test-sui...dfda8f08d0922a

The error is due to the very old version of PHP used by CentOS 7 that it causes problems there but works fine in newer versions of PHP.

Thank you for your help! I tried installing from PTS Git which allowed me to get past the installing of tests. But when I tried to run a benchmark, I got a new error:

# phoronix-test-suite benchmark iozone
Evaluating External Test Dependencies .................................................. .....................
Installed: pts/iozone-1.9.6
PHP Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/objects/pts_result_file.php on line 184

What version of PHP should I try which might work better?

[Michael]

Thank you for your help! I tried installing from PTS Git which allowed me to get past the installing of tests. But when I tried to run a benchmark, I got a new error:

# phoronix-test-suite benchmark iozone
Evaluating External Test Dependencies .................................................. .....................
Installed: pts/iozone-1.9.6
PHP Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /usr/share/phoronix-test-suite/pts-core/objects/pts_result_file.php on line 184

What version of PHP should I try which might work better?

Should be fixed in latest Git, thanks... Hopefully now is all good, otherwise cannot imagine many other places where that particular error would slip into the codebase with 10.8....

Generally PHP 7.0+ is in much better shape but do try to support PHP 5.4 as found in CentOS/RHEL 7.... But EL7 usage these days is become rarer and I haven't done much testing there myself lately, hence these few regressions.

[stevewest15]

Thanks Michael! Greatly appreciate your help on this! I've installed PHP 7.4 and I'm happy to report I'm able to run the iozone test. :-) Now I just need to figure out how to push the tests to openbenchmarking.org so I can easily compare the iozone tests against multiple NAS systems.

Thank you again!

SW