Re: [phpGroupWare-developers] mcrypt_generic error

[Chris Weiss]

On 8/29/07, Bill Noddin wrote:
> I'm getting the following error when I try to add somebody to the address 
> book.
>
> Warning: mcrypt_generic() [function.mcrypt-generic]: An empty string was 
> passed in  
> /home/.orangy/brisperel/SHADOWTECHONLINE.COM/group/phpgwapi/inc/class. 
> crypto.inc.php on line 171
>

> I'm not sure I missed something during install or if there is a bug in the 
> code but I'm confused.
>

In setup/manage header there should have been a rather large bit of
random text for the mcrypt.  If you did not have mcrypt installed when
you setup phpgw maybe it was left blank though.

Unless you don't trust your host, it's safe to disable mcrypt in setup as well.