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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a client who is running a home-brewed PHP 5.x web application on a MySQL database running on a Linux instance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Most of the work will be done on their site’s cpanel interface on HostPapa, but there may be work to be done at their Queenston, New York location.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is consultancy work, not a full-time position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What they need is someone a lot better at PHP programming then I am, both to fix their current code issues and to migrate the system to a modern PHP version. The original programmer is long gone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There was an issue recently where php code failed when HostPapa "accidentally" upgraded the site up to php 7.2. This was solved by back-leveling to php 5.x, but the underlying issues remain,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and now there are some slowdown issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the very short term, some sql statements inside of an ereg() verb will have to be rewritten to fix a problem with output grouping. I tried amending the existing SQL with a GROUP BY , and wasn't successful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When that is resolved, the existing ereg() and mysql_connect() statements will need replacement to something that exists in php 7.x and beyond.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the medium term, they would like a solution to work with this database capable of scanning incoming packages, updating the database directly, and printing to nearby label printers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the longer term, migrating all of this to a proper virtual machine like Digital Ocean would be more stable, along with a look if there are any maintained FOSS systems that could provide a superior replacement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If interested, please contact me off-list at <a href="mailto:jpikul@rogers.com">jpikul@rogers.com</a> or <a href="mailto:jepikul@gmail.com">jepikul@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeffrey Pikul<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jpikul@rogers.com">jpikul@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jepikul@gmail.com">jepikul@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>