Title: Error when updating plugin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error when updating plugin

 *  Resolved [Maxheartless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxheartless/)
 * (@maxheartless)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/)
 * Hi,
 * I originally installed version 1.3.2 of the plugin.
    When I updated the plugin
   by clicking ‘update now’ from within plugins, I got the following message when
   trying to reactivate.
 * Below is a copy/paste from the ‘update plugin’ page.
 * ********************************
    Unpacking the update…
 * Installing the latest version…
 * Removing the old version of the plugin…
 * Plugin updated successfully.
 * Plugin failed to reactivate due to a fatal error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE
   or ‘$’ in /home1/wizard/public_html/miel2/wp-content/plugins/envoke-supersized/
   includes/class-enss-singleton.php on line 51
 * ********************************
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/envoke-supersized/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/envoke-supersized/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chris Marslender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmmarslender/)
 * (@cmmarslender)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/#post-4286753)
 * Hello,
 * Sorry for the trouble in updating. Can you provide any additional information
   on the web server that you are trying to install the plugin on – at least the
   version of PHP for now. An older php version is likely the issue here..
 *  Thread Starter [Maxheartless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxheartless/)
 * (@maxheartless)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/#post-4286764)
 * Hi, Thanks for getting back to me.
 * Yes, you’re absolutely right, this was the issue.
 * Locally I’m using PHP 5.4.4 and on my server I was using 5.2.17.
    I forced it
   to 5.3.27 and everything works now, the plugin was able to activate and the error
   message has gone.
 * Regards
 *  [idahoster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/idahoster/)
 * (@idahoster)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/#post-4287011)
 * I have a similar issue not sure what the cause may be.
 *  In the process of upadting plugins my plugins page returned an error
    I found
   in forums an answer to rename my plugins folder,sign back into my admin dashboard
   and try and update workdpress. Did that and bingo it updated fine. The thread
   suggested I rename plugin folder back to normal and then reactivate the plugins
   one by one.
 *  I can not seem to locate or isolate the issue.
    Every time I attempt an update
   it breaks again. giving me an error when I try to access the plugins page.
 * I am currenly running WordPress 3.8.1 with Constructor theme. currently using
   PHP5.3
 * at Cityoflapwai.com
    any ideas?
 *  Plugin Author [Chris Marslender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmmarslender/)
 * (@cmmarslender)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/#post-4287012)
 * [@idahoster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/idahoster/) Do you have any 
   more details on the specific error that is occurring? Could you also provide 
   a list of a plugins that you are running? I can try to see if I can reproduce
   the issue once I have this info.

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 * Last reply from: [Chris Marslender](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmmarslender/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-updating-plugin/#post-4287012)
 * Status: resolved