Title: Error when upgrading
Last modified: January 15, 2017

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# Error when upgrading

 *  Resolved [randaclay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randaclay/)
 * (@randaclay)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/)
 * Hello – thanks so much for this excellent plugin. I tried to update to the latest
   version today. I now have Version 2.1.8.1 but am getting the following error:
   
   Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /home/content/
   71/7747071/html/dev/wp-content/plugins/upi-crm-universal-crm-solution/admin/upicrm_settings.
   php on line 198
 * Can you help?

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 *  Plugin Author [Upi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upi/)
 * (@upi)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8661416)
 * Hello,
    Thanks for contacting us. We haven’t come across this specific error 
   message before. Can you share more information ? Log files, error codes? something
   we can work with? Thanks Uri
 *  [fractaleater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fractaleater/)
 * (@fractaleater)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8662300)
 * Was working fine, but after upgrade to 2.1.8.1 on wp 4.7.1, I get a white screen
   on admin interface that corrects itself if I rename UPI plugin folder. I’m guessing
   the fatal error..
 * Log file confirms:
 * [16-Jan-2017 23:57:33 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in 
   write context in [mysite]/wp-content/plugins/upi-crm-universal-crm-solution/admin/
   upicrm_settings.php on line 198.
 * After rename UPI plugin folder back to normal, attempts to activate the plugin
   in admin interface are rejected with above error.
 * Sorry can’t be more helpful.. if you provide a upicrm_settings.php with debug
   output, I can post sanitized results or email?
 *  [stefanom76](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefanom76/)
 * (@stefanom76)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8663105)
 * I’ve installed the plugin on a fresh wordpress installment and get the same fatal
   error.
    Wordpress version is 4.7.1 and plugin version is 2.1.8.1. Following this
   topic
 *  Plugin Author [Upi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upi/)
 * (@upi)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8663140)
 * OK… I see there’s an issue here.
    We’ve taken it to our programmer. Would you
   like to install the previous version? [http://www.upicrm.com/wp-content/uploads/upicrm/upiv2178.zip](http://www.upicrm.com/wp-content/uploads/upicrm/upiv2178.zip)
 * thanks, we’ll update you soon.
    Uri
 *  Plugin Author [Upi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upi/)
 * (@upi)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8663586)
 * Hi,
    we have created a new version with a fix to this issue.
 * please try version 2.1.8.2 and see if this solves this.
 * [http://www.upicrm.com/wp-content/uploads/upicrm/ver2.1.8.2.zip](http://www.upicrm.com/wp-content/uploads/upicrm/ver2.1.8.2.zip)
 * please check and let us know!!
    thanks Uri
 *  [stefanom76](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefanom76/)
 * (@stefanom76)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8663631)
 * Hi,
    I installed the new version, everything works fine. Thanks Stefano
 *  Plugin Author [Upi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upi/)
 * (@upi)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8665548)
 * Hi
    there was indeed an issue with older versions of PHP on some server, with“
   older” syntax of PHP code. we’ve fixed it… sorry about the fuss.
 * Uri

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-upgrading-2/#post-8665548)
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