Title: Fatal PHP Error when using WP CLI
Last modified: January 2, 2024

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# Fatal PHP Error when using WP CLI

 *  Resolved [socialink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialink/)
 * (@socialink)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-php-error-when-using-wp-cli/)
 * Using wp CLI to update WordPress core. Have been doing this for a couple years,
   and using SEO Framework as long as I can remember with no issue. Recently tried
   to update wp core and got this error:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/apps/wp-content/plugins/autodescription/bootstrap/load.php on line 192
       ```
   
 * I have the latest SEO Framework (5.0.2); the line in question is:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       $_timer ??= hrtime( true );
       ```
   

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 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-php-error-when-using-wp-cli/#post-17312924)
 * Hello!
 * Since TSF v5.0, it requires PHP 7.4 or later.
 * I recommend upgrading PHP to a secure and stable version. To learn more, see 
   [https://wordpress.org/support/update-php/](https://wordpress.org/support/update-php/).
 *  Thread Starter [socialink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialink/)
 * (@socialink)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-php-error-when-using-wp-cli/#post-17312955)
 * Hi Sybre thanks for quick response. We are on PHP8.2.
 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-php-error-when-using-wp-cli/#post-17312994)
 * Hello!
 * CLI may be using an older version of PHP. Please see if that’s using PHP 7.4 
   or later by running `php -v` and upgrade accordingly.

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 * Last reply from: [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-php-error-when-using-wp-cli/#post-17312994)
 * Status: resolved