Title: Duplicator- "Parse error: Syntax error"
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Duplicator- "Parse error: Syntax error"

 *  Resolved [dorearendil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dorearendil/)
 * (@dorearendil)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/)
 * Hi there!
 * Thanks for developing Duplicator, which looks like an awesome plugin.
    I just
   created my first package + install, on my localhost server (Mamp). This all seems
   to work fine if I launch the install locally.
 * However, once everything is uploaded to my server and I access the install.php
   file, all I get is this error:
 * `Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or 
   T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /[...]/installer.php on line 182`
 * File permissions are OK, and safe mode is disabled. Anything else I should check?
 * Cheers,
    D-
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121661)
 * It probably has to do with the version of PHP on the server your trying to install.
   What version are you using? It should be version 5.2.17 or better…
 *  Thread Starter [dorearendil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dorearendil/)
 * (@dorearendil)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121703)
 * Indeed it should!
    Old server, was running under PHP4.
 * Thanks for the quick support!
 * (now I just need to buy access to an extra database on my server… Shame Duplicator
   has to erase all existing tables 🙁 )
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121721)
 * In future versions it may provide the ability to choose which tables to overwrite….
   Right now its just a simple utility to migrate and move…
 *  [oblivius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oblivius/)
 * (@oblivius)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121811)
 * JUST A “LOVE THIS PLUGIN” !! ATTA BOY !! Terrific time saver..and YES it’s always
   the PHP version slop… I tried to proactively change that but with all the files
   getting overwritten I guess it’s just an extra step..Peace
    D
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121812)
 * Thanks oblivius!

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 * Last reply from: [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicator-parse-error-syntax-error/#post-3121812)
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