Illegal string offset error?

[koruten78]

Hi! I recently installed a new forum software to test it out, and I keep on recieving multiple php errors when it comes to posting/editing profile.

Warning: Illegal string offset 'id' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 588
Warning: Illegal string offset 'date' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 589
Warning: Illegal string offset 'text' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 590
Warning: Illegal string offset 'moodavatar' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 591
Warning: Illegal string offset 'postnum' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 592
Warning: Illegal string offset 'ip' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 593
Warning: Illegal string offset 'op' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 594
Warning: Illegal string offset 'deleteid' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 595
Warning: Illegal string offset 'edituser' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 596
Warning: Illegal string offset 'reported' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 597
Warning: Illegal string offset 'layoutdisable' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 598
Warning: Illegal string offset 'moodavatar' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 615
Warning: Illegal string offset 'locked' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 754
Warning: Illegal string offset 'locked' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 771
Warning: Illegal string offset 'id' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 773
Warning: Illegal string offset 'reported' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 781
Warning: Illegal string offset 'reported' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 786
Warning: Illegal string offset 'reported' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 797
Warning: Illegal string offset 'date' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 822
Warning: Illegal string offset 'viewpower' in /home/smbxrx10/public_html/boardfiles/forumfunctions.php on line 888

Why exactly are these considered 'illegal'?

 

[koruten78]

Nevermind I figured it out. I needed to use php version 5.3.