openlog error after update to php 8.1

[tobip]

Describe the bug
I upgraded php version from 7.2 to 8.1. After this the freshrss page breaks, showing this error in my server log:

mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function openlog() in freshrss/lib/lib_rss.php:23
mod_fcgid: stderr: Stack trace:
mod_fcgid: stderr: #0 freshrss/p/index.php(3): require()
mod_fcgid: stderr: #1 {main}
mod_fcgid: stderr:   thrown in freshrss/lib/lib_rss.php on line 23

Expected behavior

Environment information (please complete the following information):

• Device: pc
• OS: Manjaro
• Browser: Chrome, Firefox
• FreshRSS version: 1.20.2
• Database version: mysql
• PHP version: 7.2 / 8.1
• Installation type: shared hosting

Additional context
Downgrade of php back to version 7.x solves the problem.

[Frenzie]

openlog exists in PHP 8. Disabled in php.ini perhaps?

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[Alkarex]

Similar issue: #5027

[tobip]

True, openlog and syslog are disabled in my php.ini and as far as I can tell I am not allowed to enable them.
Is there a workaround from the freshrss side of view to get it running without the need of these functions?

[Alkarex]

It would require a patch to implement a workaround for systems without syslog, which we do not have at the moment

[Alkarex]

For PHP 8+, the workaround would be easy to implement https://php.watch/versions/8.0/disable_functions-redeclare

[Alkarex]

@tobip Could you please try this patch? #5054

[tobip]

Awesome! It works under php 8.1, although I get following message in my logs:

[fcgid:warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Warning:  syslog() has been disabled for security reasons in freshrss/lib/SimplePie/SimplePie.php on line 1727
[fcgid:warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error:  Cannot redeclare syslog() in freshrss/lib/lib_rss.php on line 24

[Alkarex]

@tobip Are you sure those warning/error logs are when running your PHP 8.1?

[tobip]

Whops sorry, I think those errors were still there from when I was running php 7.
Everything seems to be fine.