Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Function name must be a string in C:\xampp\htdocs\em0126\app\code\core\Mage\Core\Model\Layout.php:555 Stack trace: #0

Question

I am facing these errors while accessing Magento folder from XAMPP (localhost/magento):

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Function name must be a string in C

Answer 1

Its due to PHP7

It's not recommended to edit the core file. We will override it.

Copy this file app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php into app/code/local/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php

Change code in app/code/local/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php file (line # 555)

$out .= $this->getBlock($callback[0])->$callback[1]();

To:

$out .= $this->getBlock($callback[0])->{$callback[1]}();