Helllo,
Recently I upgraded to 6.2 GA from 6.1.4 via the upgrade patch.
Even since then I'm unable to create anything that has direct relation with Date & Time, namely, Call Logs, Meetings and Tasks.
When I do the same using a subpanel, the entry simply vanishes and is NEVER created.
When I try from one of the respective modules under Activities, I get a HTTP 500 error upon submission.
The Apache error log reveals the following:
PHP Catchable fatal error: Argument 1 passed to TimeDate::_getUserTZ() must be
an instance of User, boolean given, called in /home/crm/include/TimeDate.php on
line 849 and defined in /home/crm/include/TimeDate.php on line 259, referer:
http://mysite/index.php?module=Leads&offset=1&stamp=1307694072083825200&return_module=Leads&action=DetailView&record=xxxxxxxxxxxx
Unfortunately, this has happened to a production server and I noticed this problem only too late.
How can I fix this? Seeking your help urgently.
Thanks, m^e
UPDATE 1
I've managed to apply a temporary patch to this and got it working... Line 849 of TimeDate.php is part of a function that looks like:
function to_display_date_time($date, $meridiem = true, $convert_tz = true, $user = null)
{
return $this->_convert($date,
self::DB_DATETIME_FORMAT, self::$gmtTimezone, $this->get_date_time_format($user),
$convert_tz ? $this->_getUserTZ($user) : self::$gmtTimezone, true);
}
This function is in turn calling another one _getUserTZ() to which it is supposed to pass a variable of the type User. Instead it is passing null.
I used a snippet to check for empty $user and assign a value to it if needed. The code is part of another function named _getUser() found in this same file....
protected function _getUser(User $user = null)
{
if (empty($user)) {
$user = $this->user;
}
if (empty($user)) {
$user = $GLOBALS['current_user'];
}
return $user;
}
I borrowed the code from this function and pasted it inside to_display_date_time(), making it look like:
function to_display_date_time($date, $meridiem = true, $convert_tz = true, $user = null)
{
if (empty($user)) {
$user = $this->user;
}
if (empty($user)) {
$user = $GLOBALS['current_user'];
}
return $this->_convert($date,
self::DB_DATETIME_FORMAT, self::$gmtTimezone, $this->get_date_time_format($user),
$convert_tz ? $this->_getUserTZ($user) : self::$gmtTimezone, true);
}
Now Calls / Meetings are working again.. but I still wonder what's the actual fix to this issue. My way should prove to be a quick fix for anyone who needs to rectify this in a hurry.
If anyone can get to the root of the problem and a more elegant fix, I'm willing to offer a bounty.
Cheers, m^e
