Title: Error activate plugin after upgrade
Last modified: October 3, 2018

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# Error activate plugin after upgrade

 *  Resolved [Ricsca2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricsca2/)
 * (@ricsca2)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activate-plugin-after-upgrade/)
 * I have updated your plugin but it does not activate anymore and I have the following
   error:
 * Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /home/mhd-01/www.
   MYSITE.it/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/business-directory-plugin/includes/fields/
   class-fieldtypes-textarea.php on line 424

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 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activate-plugin-after-upgrade/#post-10747525)
 * Hi [@ricsca2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricsca2/),
 * Sorry that you ran into issues here!
 * That error you’re seeing comes from having a version of PHP that is older that
   version 5.6. BD and WP support PHP 5.6 and higher.
 * If you upgrade your PHP version at your hosting company, you’ll see that error
   disappear.
 * Please let me know if you have any other questions or issues!

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 * [Business Directory Plugin - Easy Listing Directories for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/business-directory-plugin/)
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 * Last reply from: [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activate-plugin-after-upgrade/#post-10747525)
 * Status: resolved