Title: Can’t use function return value in write context
Last modified: April 11, 2018

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# Can’t use function return value in write context

 *  Resolved [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/)
 * (@rhellewellgmailcom)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-4/)
 * Getting this error on two sites with Postie installed. Error log shows:
 * PHP Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /home4/posffosc/
   public_html/[redacted]/wp-content/plugins/postie/postie-filters.php on line 73
 * Latest WP and all updates installed.

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 *  [ovirisailing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovirisailing/)
 * (@ovirisailing)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-4/#post-10171940)
 * same for me after the update
    Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in
   write context in E:\HostingSpaces\…\ovirisailing.com\wwwroot\wp-content\plugins\
   postie\postie-filters.php on line 73
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by [ovirisailing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovirisailing/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by [ovirisailing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovirisailing/).
 *  [ovirisailing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovirisailing/)
 * (@ovirisailing)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-4/#post-10172056)
 * solved the problem by downloading the previous version
    at [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/postie.1.9.19.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/postie.1.9.19.zip)
 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-4/#post-10172320)
 * Sorry about that. Fix is available in Postie 1.9.21.
 * You should consider updating your version of PHP. This error can only occur on
   PHP 5.4 or older. PHP 5.4 went out of support in 2015. See [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)

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 * Last reply from: [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-use-function-return-value-in-write-context-4/#post-10172320)
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