Title: Can’t activate. Parse error: syntax error
Last modified: January 12, 2021

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# Can’t activate. Parse error: syntax error

 *  Resolved [gcdels46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcdels46/)
 * (@gcdels46)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-parse-error-syntax-error/)
 * Hi team,
 * I’ve tried to active this plugin in a couple of domains today, and getting the
   same error in both – different servers.
 * Once I try to active, the message I got is:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘class’ (T_CLASS), expecting identifier(
   T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or ‘{‘ or ‘$’ in /usr/home/domain.com/web/
   wp-content/plugins/wp-staging/wp-staging.php on line 45.
 * I wonder what may the issue here 🙁
 * Thanks a lot!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [alaasalama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaasalama/)
 * (@alaasalama)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-13899178)
 * Hi [@gcdels46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcdels46/)
    It looks like 
   both servers have PHP version older than 5.5? Actually the plugin supports PHP
   version 5.5 or greater, and WordPress itself recommends PHP version 7.4 or greater.
   [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
 * Actually, PHP 5.5 was released back in 2013, if you are running an older version
   than that, then you are running something that is more than 8 years old! I highly
   recommend upgrading PHP version on these servers for both security and performance
   reasons.
 * Thanks,
    Alaa
 *  Plugin Author [Rene Hermenau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/renehermi/)
 * (@renehermi)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-13906582)
 * Hello [@gcdels46](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcdels46/)
 * Please let us know your PHP version.

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