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Hi, since upgrading from 1.64 to 1.8.3, any new user attempting to sign up for my forum now gets errors on the sign up page after clicking 'submit' if a certain compulsory custom profile field (multiple choice tickbox) is left blank. 

There is an error for each option in the multiple choice,  along the lines of

Warning [2] Illegal string offset 'NZIA staff member (including admin)' - Line: 999 - File: member.php PHP 5.6.3 (Linux)
Warning [2] Illegal string offset 'NZIA Practice member' - Line: 999 - File: member.php PHP 5.6.3 (Linux)
... etc

you may have to hide the warnings and errors !
admin panel >> configuration >> settings >> Server and Optimization Options
--> Error Type Medium --> select hide Errors and Warnings (or Errors) and save the settings

Hi thanks .m.
What might have triggered the warnings in the first place?  Is this a new bug?

I read that this error message was a problem for earlier versions, but was 'cured' by 1.6?


Is there any danger I might miss other errors that affect functionality if I just switch warnings off and am thus not prompted?

^ your web server has a recent version of PHP and some of MyBB files have incompatibility issues with it.
I do not see any danger in hiding warnings. however you need to check php errors on a regular basis