phpMailer __autoload() is deprecated,

PHP
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I use phpMailer for the processing of mail sent from the website. This morning I suddenly got the following message:

__autoload() is deprecated

I have PHP 7.1 running on the server

I’m sure you are familiar with PHPMailer but this is in PHPMailerAutoload

if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.2', '>=')) {
    //SPL autoloading was introduced in PHP 5.1.2
    if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0', '>=')) {
        spl_autoload_register('PHPMailerAutoload', true, true);
    } else {
        spl_autoload_register('PHPMailerAutoload');
    }
} else {
    /**
     * Fall back to traditional autoload for old PHP versions
     * @param string $classname The name of the class to load
     */
    function __autoload($classname)
    {
        PHPMailerAutoload($classname);
    }
}

Like I said I use PHP 7.1 so I have know idea why I get that message?

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It is what it is: deprecated. Like the red box says in the manual on php.net. I do not see any __autoload in the main file on the projects github repo, so i guess you forgot to upgrade your packet to a recent version that’s more compatible with your PHP version.

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Use the newer versions of PHPMailer. I believe they fixed this problem. I’ll have to go back and check to make sure. It is also wise to download it using Composer.

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@chorn & @spaceshiptrooper . Thank you both for the reply. That was indeed the case. Thanx for pointing me out

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