Title: fatal parse error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# fatal parse error

 *  Resolved [zenview2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zenview2000/)
 * (@zenview2000)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/)
 * Was super excited to install Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit.
    Unfortunately, installed
   and tried to activate and got a fatal error
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/a/a/i/domain/
   wp-content/plugins/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/uncanny-learndash-toolkit.php on
   line 56
 * What should I do
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/uncanny-learndash-toolkit/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Uncanny Owl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncannyowl/)
 * (@uncannyowl)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/#post-7301935)
 * Hi zenview,
 * Before we investigate further, can you confirm that you’re using PHP 5.6 or higher?
   That’s the minimum recommended for WordPress. You will definitely get this error
   if you’re using PHP 5.2. It would also be great if you can confirm that you’re
   running LearnDash 2.2 and the latest version of WordPress.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [zenview2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zenview2000/)
 * (@zenview2000)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/#post-7302079)
 * Hi Uncanny Owl:
    Thanks for your reply. I took a look and I’m currently on PHP
   5.2. I can upgrade, but it seems like the best I can do with my hosting service(
   GoDaddy) is PHP 5.5 for Linux. I understand that your requirements are 5.6, but
   will I get any functionality with 5.5? I asked GoDaddy when they would move to
   5.6 and they couldn’t/wouldnt tell me.
 * Other than that, I am on LearnDash 2.2 and the latest version of WordPress
 *  Plugin Author [Uncanny Owl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncannyowl/)
 * (@uncannyowl)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/#post-7302081)
 * Hi zenview,
 * Thanks for confirming! Great to know that is the problem. Yes, you can use PHP
   5.5. The plugin should work with anything over 5.3; 5.6 is just recommended by
   WordPress and by us. As an aside, GoDaddy shared hosting may not be the right
   fit for a complex LearnDash site.
 *  Thread Starter [zenview2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zenview2000/)
 * (@zenview2000)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/#post-7302090)
 * Hi Uncanny Owl:
    Thanks! Good to know. I’m nearing the end of my hosting plan
   with GoDaddy so now is the time for me to make some decisions. Can you say more
   about why they may not be the best fit for a complex LearnDash site? In the short
   term, my needs are simple, but if I will be growing/expanding, I’d rather do 
   the migration now. What tradeoffs/considerations should I be thinking about?
 *  Plugin Author [Uncanny Owl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uncannyowl/)
 * (@uncannyowl)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-parse-error-2/#post-7302091)
 * We tend to see LearnDash sites have memory allocation errors and experience slow
   performance on shared hosting (that isn’t optimized for WordPress). For us, trying
   to work around the constraints of shared hosting isn’t worth the effort.

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