Database warning?

Hi guys,

I think I’m experiencing some kind of database error. When I go on my listings it gives me hundreds of errors like this:

Warning: Illegal string offset ‘Afghanistan’ in /home/petshare/public_html/wp-content/plugins/geodir_location_manager/geodir_location_functions.php on line 599

I fixed it with the custom function via the My Custom Functions plugin: error_reporting(E_ERROR);

But I wanted to ask, is this something to be concerned about?

For context, Siteground technical support did a PHP reset on the site a few minutes before I first noticed this to resolve a 502 gateway error I was getting. Maybe that was the cause?

Anyway, do let me know what you think. Login details are below if you need to get access.

P.S. I wanted to ask, if I use plugins to input custom CSS and functions, am I right to think they’ll be retained even when the theme gets updated?

Cheers,

Andrew