Title: Parse Error on install
Last modified: November 2, 2017

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# Parse Error on install

 *  Resolved [josephare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephare/)
 * (@josephare)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-install-6/)
 * When attempting to install this plugin, this error generates:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/36/9465636/html/
   imacu2017/wp-content/plugins/category-posts/cat-posts.php on line 13
 * I have used it before without issue, so not really sure what is happening here.
 * Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fparse-error-on-install-6%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Daniel Floeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kometschuh/)
 * (@kometschuh)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-install-6/#post-9643178)
 * Please update your PHP version running on your web-server to 5.3 or higher.
 * It is a known issue we apologetic for any circumstance and make your statement
   in the widget faqs:
 * “… Some of the features that were used in that version needs PHP 5.3+.
    We apologies
   for any headache this may cause you, but frankly it is better for you to check
   with your hosting company how can you upgrade the PHP version that you are using,
   and not only in order to use this plugin. PHP 5.2 should be considered insecure
   now, and for your own sake you should upgrade. PHP 5.2 is very old and any support
   for it from the php developers had ended more then 5 years ago [php.net/eol.php](http://php.net/eol.php).
   We know there are peopel how use PHP 5.2 [wordpress.org/about/stats](https://wordpress.org/about/stats/)
   and we can’t imagine this people will have no other problems, if they don’t update.…”
 *  Thread Starter [josephare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephare/)
 * (@josephare)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-install-6/#post-9645096)
 * Ok thank you for the response!
    This is a GoDaddy server, I have never had this
   issue on my web host (JustHost).
 * I’ll reach out and see what can be done!
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [josephare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephare/)
 * (@josephare)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-install-6/#post-9645168)
 * Yes, PHP 5.2 was running, updated to 5.6 (hope the old site doesn’t blow up while
   I build the new one! 🙂
 * Thanks!
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by [josephare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephare/).
      Reason: Resolved

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 * Last reply from: [josephare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephare/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-install-6/#post-9645168)
 * Status: resolved