Incorrect file paths used in Mage.php, version 1.9.3.6

[GAppleton]

https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/202523/call-to-undefined-function-hash-equals/202531#202...

[Tom Robertshaw]

This isn't the incorrect include path. You'll notice that the lines before add some new paths to the php include paths, including 'app/code/core'. So this line isn't broken.

Would you be able to share more on the symptoms on your original problem?

[GAppleton · Accepted solution]

Hi Tom, the functions.php file never runs as the path doesn't point to it, as a result since I'm using a version of php prior to 5.6 the hash_equals function doesn't exist and due to that I'm unable to use the admin login. I've since downgraded untill there's a working solution