About: Ravi Sathyanarayana

A new twist.

The “binary garbage” error has resurfaced. The error_log, however, does NOT log the error that was logged before.

[04-May-2012 20:50:21 UTC] PHP Warning:  Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/rasikaor/public_html/wp-content/plugins/s2member/includes/classes/files-in.inc.php(387) : eval()'d code:1) in /home/rasikaor/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 866

For the heck of it, I FTPd a clean copy of files-inc.inc.php over and sure enough, still get the error when I do “Ctrl + F5”.

After messing with it for a bit, I found that I am able to get rid of the error (consistently, for now) by disabling the “Compress Pages” option in WP Super Cache. Here is the description for that option:

Compress pages so they’re served more quickly to visitors. (Recommended)
Compression is disabled by default because some hosts have problems with compressed files. Switching it on and off clears the cache.

I am running the most recent versions of s2Member Pro and “WP Super Cache”. I would like to re-enable the “Compress Pages” option in WP Super Cache as it does seem to speed up page loading. Is it possible/likely that this option is causing the the “binary garbage” issue without logging an error to the error_log?

Thanks,
Ravi.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  Ravi Sathyanarayana.

I opened a Support Ticket with the webhost and after investigating, here’s their response:

I have checked this and recreated the issue. I could see the below error message in the 
logs while refreshing the site http://www.rasika.org/.

[04-May-2012 00:39:20 UTC] PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already 
sent by (output started at 
/home/rasikaor/public_html/wp-content/plugins/s2member/includes/classes/files-in.inc.php(387) : eval()'d code:1) 
in /home/rasikaor/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 866

It seems the issue with coding. So could you please check this with the developer and let 
us know if you need any further assistance.

Can you please help resolve this. Thanks.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  Ravi Sathyanarayana.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  Ravi Sathyanarayana.

Hi Raam,

I can reproduce it even now on pretty much any computer i try it on – tried it on 3 different computers on 2 separate networks (2 PCs at home and 1 at work). Browsers I am currently using are IE9 and Chrome 18 (or 19 or 23 or whatever is the latest :)).

I can reproduce this on the Home page – http://www.rasika.org/. Initial load is OK. F5 refresh is OK. Ctrl+F5 refresh is what generates the “binary gibberish”. And once I get the binary stuff, the only way to get the correct page to show up is to restart the browser or clear the cache.

Did you try a Ctrl+F5 or were you just trying to refresh using the browser’s Refresh/Reload button and/or F5?

Also, the “binary gibberish” issue does not occur if you are logged in.

Thanks,
Ravi.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  Ravi Sathyanarayana.

Hi Jason,

I’ve created an FTP account and submitted the form again. Since this is a live site, I hope your diagnostics don’t visually alter the pages (say, by writing debug messages to the page). If they need to do so, can you please create a new, unreferenced/unlinked page for your troubleshooting. Appreciate your help!

Thanks.

Hi Jason,

I’ve submitted the Login details form. Please let me know if I can help navigate the site.

Thanks.

The version is 11120.