Title: Cannot Activate
Last modified: February 22, 2019

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# Cannot Activate

 *  Resolved [PTaubman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ptaubman/)
 * (@ptaubman)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-49/)
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /public_html/wp-
   content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/includes/fields/class-fieldtypes-textarea.
   php on line 424
 * Currently running WP 5.0.1. I disabled all plugins and tried with Twenty Nineteen
   theme.
 * Any thoughts?
    Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-49/#post-11239709)
 * Hi [@ptaubman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ptaubman/),
 * Sorry that you ran into issues here!
 * That error specifically happens when you’re on an unsupported version of PHP.
   BD supports PHP 5.6 and higher–your hosting company is likely running something
   around 5.3, which is no longer supported due to lack of security patches and 
   general risk of running older, unmaintained software. Soon, we’ll be moving up
   to PHP 7.x as the minimum version just like WP is.
 * I would contact your hosting company and ask them to upgrade you to PHP 7.x (
   whatever they support). This will correct the problem.
 * Please let me know if you have any other questions or issues!
 *  Thread Starter [PTaubman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ptaubman/)
 * (@ptaubman)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-49/#post-11240603)
 * Ok – great! I will check with them.
 * Thanks for the reply!
 * Be Well.
    Paul.

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 * Last reply from: [PTaubman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ptaubman/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-49/#post-11240603)
 * Status: resolved