Title: Parse error on plugin activation
Last modified: November 23, 2017

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# Parse error on plugin activation

 *  Resolved [robertomoura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertomoura/)
 * (@robertomoura)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-plugin-activation-3/)
 * Hi, I’m getting this error when I’m trying to activate the plugin:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING
   or ‘(‘ in /home/legumina/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-multilang/wp-multilang.
   php on line 19
 * Any idea why? I’ve installed the plugin from “add new” plugin not by FTP.

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 *  [VaLeXaR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valexar/)
 * (@valexar)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-plugin-activation-3/#post-9713995)
 * Are You using version from Github? What is your PHP version?
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by [VaLeXaR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valexar/).
 *  [Soft79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josk79/)
 * (@josk79)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-plugin-activation-3/#post-9715779)
 * Namespaces require php 5.3+.
 * You should upgrade to php5.6 or php7.x
 *  Thread Starter [robertomoura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertomoura/)
 * (@robertomoura)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-plugin-activation-3/#post-9729110)
 * Thank you guys! It’s working now.

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 * Last reply from: [robertomoura](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertomoura/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-plugin-activation-3/#post-9729110)
 * Status: resolved