PHP Fatal Error Cannot Use String Offset As Array

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I keep getting a fatal error when a script is ran on my php server,

This web app was built ten years ago and I am currently clearing errors so we can start updating it. Current version PHP 5.2.17

Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in /home/user/public_html/admin/script.php on line 1418

This is the line the error is on,

      $name = $d["@"]["_Name"];

This is the full function,

        if (isset($b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"])) {

            if (!isset($b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"][0])) {
                $temp = $b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"];
                unset($b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"]);
                $b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"][0] = $temp;
            }

            foreach($b["_BORROWER"]["EMPLOYER"] as $c => $d) {
                $pid = '0';
                // Finish up.
                $item["type"] = "Personal";
                $name = $d["@"]["_Name"];
                //check for files in other bureaus
                $query = doquery("SELECT name,id FROM <<myitems>> WHERE cid='".$client["id"]."' AND type='Personal'");
                $results = dorow($query);
                if($results){
                    if(isset($results['name'])){
                        $temp = $results;
                        unset($results);
                        $results[0] = array($temp);
                    }
                    foreach($results as $c){
                        if(isset($c['name'])){
                            if($address == decrypt_string($c['name'])) {
                                $pid = $c['id'];
                                break;
                            };                                  
                        }
                    }
                }

Does anyone understand what is triggering this error and how to fix it?

Well I'm definitely not doubting that this was made 10 years ago. Can you var_dump($d); before that line and show us what pops up? — Darren
– Darren, Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 5:08
I was super expecting to get down voted for this. My major problem here is replicating the problem in a dev environment is very hard casue this app is so extensive and this client had no dev env setup. I am sorting through very old code that is in use. This script runs a 3rd party app that charges the client 50 bucks when it runs so I am very skeptical on how to test this. — wuno
– wuno, Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 5:21
Possible duplicate of Cannot use string offset as an array in php — MC Emperor
– MC Emperor, Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 5:30

Rohan Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-17 05:13:01Z

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You can use isset() to check the array value exists or not like,

$name = isset($d["@"]["_Name"]) ? $d["@"]["_Name"] : "";

answered Aug 17, 2016 at 5:13

Rohan Kumar

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