Describe your issue or idea
The out-of-the-box settings for content type 'Post' have the format of the display of the image field set to 'Image style: Large' and the setting for this image style allows upscaling. If the user is unaware of this it can be a surprise, particularly if the user puts a constraint on the dimensions of the uploaded image field.
Steps to reproduce (if reporting a bug)
Either upload an image smaller than 800x600 in the image field for a post or set a constraint on the image field so that in uploading the image is scaled to a size smaller than 800x600.
Actual behavior (if reporting a bug)
The smaller image will be upscaled with consequent loss of resolution.
Expected behavior (if reporting a bug)
I would expect the image not to be upscaled by default.
Recent comments
Thanks! The site was on PHP 7.0. With assistance from my hosting provider, I updated to PHP 7.4 and now I have access to the site again. No database re-import required.
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Thank you very much. I will follow your advice.
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The best you can do is test and report. If you find a contrib that doesn't work in php 8.3, create an issue in its queue so it gets fixed. In my experience, I've found that 7.4 is safest...
Locked out of site after updating modules