SMF and PHP 4.4.*

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Problem:
You get the following error on SMF home page:

Notice: Only variables should be assigned by reference in /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Subs.php on line 232

Notice: Undefined index: is_admin in /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Security.php on line 556

Notice: Undefined index: permissions in /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Security.php on line 563

Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument in /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Security.php on line 563
session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Subs.php:232)

Resolution:

Change the line 232 in the file /home/username/public_html/forums/Sources/Subs.php :

$ret = &mysql_query($db_string, $db_connection);

to:
$ret = mysql_query($db_string, $db_connection);