Title: E_Parse Error
Last modified: March 17, 2022

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# E_Parse Error

 *  Resolved [olivseo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olivseo/)
 * (@olivseo)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/)
 * We keep receiving an email from WordPress with the error with the plugin.
 * When seeking help with this issue, you may be asked for some of the following
   information:
    WordPress version 5.9.2 Current theme: Betheme Child (version 1.6.2)
   Current plugin: Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 (version 2.1.2)
 * The site is using PHP version 7.4.28
 * Error Details
    ============= An error of type E_PARSE was caused in line 291 
   of the file /homepages/45/d648758106/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/cf7-conditional-
   fields/wpcf7cf-options.php. Error message: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’
 * The site doesn’t seem to be broken in the front end, but those emails keep coming
   every so often. Can you help us with the issue?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fe_parse-error-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/#post-15469988)
 * It’s strange that you mention that you are on PHP version 7.4.28 because this
   error can only be thrown on PHP versions before 7.0. The error indicated that
   the null coalescing operator (??) is not recognized. So in fact, I believe your
   website is actually running an older version of PHP.
 *  Thread Starter [olivseo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olivseo/)
 * (@olivseo)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/#post-15470173)
 * I have confirmed with our hosting settings, that we are running our website on
   php 7.4. I can also see in the WordPress site information that this is the version
   we are running on.
 *  Thread Starter [olivseo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olivseo/)
 * (@olivseo)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/#post-15504279)
 * [@jules-colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/) Do you have 
   any update for me? It’s been almost 2 weeks since I responded to you. We continue
   getting emails with this error, and I have not seen any plugin updates to fix
   this issue. Please advise as soon as you can.
 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/#post-15504377)
 * I’m sorry but I’m unable to reproduce the error. Could you check yourself by 
   writing a small php script that utilizes the ?? operator and call it directly?
   Does that work without any errors?

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 * Last reply from: [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/e_parse-error-4/#post-15504377)
 * Status: resolved