Title: Error message Last modified: August 30, 2017 --- # Error message * Resolved [alexlii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlii/) * (@alexlii) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/) * Hello, * It will show error message below when it was activated networkly. * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in /var/www/oursite.com/htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/multisite-media-display/mutlisite-media-display.php on line 488 * Alex Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [Roharniac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rowan-ryco/) * (@rowan-ryco) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9452947) * Hi there Alex, * He has missed a php end tag in mutlisite-media-display.php 488 * * [Roharniac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rowan-ryco/) * (@rowan-ryco) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9453057) * Hi Alexi, * If you have issues with this plugins (which I am) – use these 2 plugins together! It will save your life! * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/network-shared-media/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/network-shared-media/) [https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-featured-image/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-featured-image/) * Plugin Author [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/) * (@rhellewellgmailcom) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9453063) * Mr. Roharniac: a ‘closing `?>` PHP tag is **not **required for PHP files. * From an answer on Stack Overflow: [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19953483/php-end-tag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19953483/php-end-tag) * From the PHP Manual: * > The closing tag of a PHP block at the end of a file is optional, and in some > cases omitting it is helpful when using include() or require(), so unwanted > whitespace will not occur at the end of files, and you will still be able to > add headers to the response later. * See PHP manual: [http://php.net/basic-syntax.instruction-separation](http://php.net/basic-syntax.instruction-separation) * The problem is a deprecated function for getting the sites array on a multisite installation. This worked with WP 4.8, but not now. * I believe you are getting the error because you are running earlier than WP 4.6. At least, that’s what the docs say about that deprecated function. * That’s why the latest version of Multimedia Post Reader (2.00) now requires WP 4.6+, and checks the version during activation. I will be adding that check and requirement, and removing the deprecated code, to the other related plugins I wrote. That should be done tomorrow. (It’s after midnight here, so it will have to wait until tomorrow.) * Plugin Author [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/) * (@rhellewellgmailcom) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9455857) * Just uploaded version 1.40, with added check for WP 4.6+ and removal of use of deprecated function. * Also added a ‘debug=yes’ parameter to show you the SQL statement and number of records found. For non-production use, so you can see if your parameters actually found records – and use the SQL statement in myPHPAdmin if you want. * If you are using versions prior to WP4.6, the plugin will automatically deactivate. * Thread Starter [alexlii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlii/) * (@alexlii) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9458349) * Thanks, * I update our wordpress to the latest version of 4.8.1 * but when I activated networkly, it show: Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in /var/www/oursite.com/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/multisite-media-display/mutlisite- media-display.php on line 527 * Alex * Plugin Author [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/) * (@rhellewellgmailcom) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9458664) * On my multisite testing site (3 sites), running WP 4.8.1 and PHP 5.4.43. * I uninstalled MMD (and my related plugins) and deleted it. Then reinstalled it via Add Plugins (while in network admin). Activated it without problem. * Created a page with just the [mmd_display debug=yes ] shortcode as content. Published the page, and viewed it; all is as expected. * Not sure why you have the problem activating. Works fine for me with the above WP/PHP versions. Perhaps your WP/PHP versions are different? * Perhaps de-activate, then delete, then reinstall via Add Plugin? - This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/). * Thread Starter [alexlii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexlii/) * (@alexlii) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9462387) * I tried twice to delete and reinstall it, it will still show Errors once I try to networkly activate in wordpress 4.8.1: * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in /var/www/oursite.com/htdocs/ wp-content/plugins/multisite-media-display/mutlisite-media-display.php on line 527 * I tried to deactivated most of our plugins, like Network Privacy, but the error still show there. * FYI, our sites are under HHVM+ Redis cache+ nginx+ Wp super Cache. * Alex * Plugin Author [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/) * (@rhellewellgmailcom) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9463293) * I have fresh-installed on a single-site and a multi-site, and activation works OK on either site, via ‘activate’ on the Add Plugin page, or the Installed Plugins page. * A page with the shortcode works on multi-site. There is an fatal error when you try the shortcode on non-multisite installation; wp_sites() function not found. That is a valid function according to the codex, but it looks like it doesn’t work on non-multisite installations. * But activation is OK on my testing. * Is your installation a multisite? * Plugin Author [Rick Hellewell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhellewellgmailcom/) * (@rhellewellgmailcom) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-625/#post-9463332) * I just uploaded version 1.41, which checks for a multisite installation. Update, then go to plugins and reactivate (de-activate then activate if needed). * If not a multisite, you should see an admin message at the top of the plugin screen saying that the plugin was not activated. * Although the error you included seems to indicate that the plugin didn’t copy over correctly. Assume you are using the ‘add plugin’ process. 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