On Tuesday, December 18 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., we will be upgrading the version of PHP that runs on blog.ryerson.ca. During this time, the system will not be available.
UPDATE December 5: Please note that this upgrade will not include an update to WordPress 5.0. This will be scheduled for the new year.
Recommendation for Fall 2018 course blogs
As this upgrade may impact the way that some of the blogs run, we strongly recommend that the grading of all Fall 2018 blogs be completed prior to the December 18 update.
An email has been sent out to all instructors who have course blogs running this term.
How will my blog.ryerson.ca blog be impacted?
Our initial tests have not shown much impact to specific blog functionality, however, we cannot test all combinations of plugins, themes and content types. If we find any issues related to the upgrade, I will update this post (see the list below).
After the upgrade is complete, please contact us if you have any issues with areas of your site that worked prior to the update.
Known issues after the PHP 7.1 upgrade
| Impacted area | Description |
| Theme: Under the influence | Broken after PHP 7.1 upgrade. Few blogs are using this theme, and owners have been contacted. As this theme is no longer being developed, it will be removed from blog.ryerson.ca. |