PHP Warning if unserialize fails

Created on 23 June 2022, over 2 years ago

Updated 3 September 2024, 2 months ago

Problem/Motivation

The PHP unserialize function issues an E_NOTICE error if it fails, as well as returning false. This is not strictly a problem and the next line of code checks to ensure that there's a valid result before trying to actually decrypt the value.

However, the result is the display (and subsequent logging) of a PHP notice about the reason the unserialize failed. This is undesirable, and while notices can be disabled from display in production sites it will populate the log with unnecessary notices.

Steps to reproduce

Create a form that has some sort of data stored that can't be unserialized. In my case I think it's a computed field that is responsible for the error, but I'm having a hard time pinning down exactly which field it is and why.

Proposed resolution

Change the call to unserialize to use '@unserialize' to suppress any errors throw if it fails.

Please note that the attached patch will only work properly after applying the D9 readiness patch here: https://www.drupal.org/project/webform_encrypt/issues/3142997#comment-13... 📌 Webform Encrypt D9 readiness Fixed .

🐛 Bug report

Status

Needs work

Version

2.0

Component

Code

Created by

🇨🇦Canada teknocat

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!2PHP Warning if unserialize fails
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🇺🇸United States ben.hamelin
updated about 2 months ago

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Merge request !2Add logic to properly handle decrypting → (Open) created by ben.hamelin
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🇺🇸United States alfattal Minnesota
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🇺🇸United States jackfoust
Enabling encryption on a element that has existing data really gives you some wild logs to walk into after a long weekend!
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🇺🇸United States ben.hamelin Adirondack Mountains, NY
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🇺🇸United States douggreen Winchester, VA
The patch solves the error. I'm wondering if there's another solution to encrypt existing content that wasn't previously encrypted.
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🇺🇸United States douggreen Winchester, VA
To answer my own question from above, see 📌 Create a Bulk Encryption/Decryption Service Class to facilitate encryption of pre-existing data Needs review and 📌 Create a UI for managing encryption of pre-existing data and changing encryption profiles. Active

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