[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41568: PHP 7.1: [] operator not supported for strings in module.audio.mp3.php

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#41568: PHP 7.1: [] operator not supported for strings in module.audio.mp3.php
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 Reporter:  RavanH        |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  4.8.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 While on PHPv 7.0.21 there is no problem, switching to PHPv 7.1.7 will
 cause the following fatal error upon a WordPress import where MP3 audio
 files are included.

 {{{
 PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in
 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php:465
 Stack trace:
 #0 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php(1088):
 getid3_mp3->decodeMPEGaudioHeader(916, Array, false)
 #1 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php(879):
 getid3_mp3->RecursiveFrameScanning(532, 916, true)
 #2 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php(1420):
 getid3_mp3->decodeMPEGaudioHeader(532, Array, true)
 #3 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php(35):
 getid3_mp3->getOnlyMPEGaudioInfo(166)
 #4 /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php(443): getid3_mp3->Analyze()
 #5 /var/www/wp-admin/includes/media.php(3104):
 getID3->analyze('/var/www...')
 #6 /var/www/wp-admin/includes/image.php(149):
 wp_read_audio_metadata('/var/www...')
 #7 /var/www/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-importer/wordpress-
 importer.php(958): wp_generate_attachment_metadata(300, '/var/www...')
 #8 /home/ in /var/www/wp-includes/ID3/module.audio.mp3.php on line 465
 }}}

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