Title: Parse error: syntax error Last modified: July 26, 2018 --- # Parse error: syntax error * Resolved [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/) * From one day top the other I now suddenly get the following error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_USE, expecting T_FUNCTION in /var/www/domains/domain. com/www/wp-content/plugins/wps-hide-login/classes/plugin.php on line 8 * Is there a way to solve this? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Plugin Author [NicolasKulka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolaskulka/) * (@nicolaskulka) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10537610) * Plugin version ? PHP version ? * Thread Starter [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10537615) * All up-to-date of course 🙂 so: WordPress: 4.9.7 WPS Hide Login: 1.4.3 * Plugin Author [NicolasKulka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolaskulka/) * (@nicolaskulka) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10541220) * PHP version ? * Thread Starter [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10541245) * PHP 5.3.10 – very old but unfortunately a fact with the shared host where the issue is. I also suspect this being the problem because this did not cause a problem before the latest WPS Hide Login update. - This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/). - This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/). * Plugin Author [NicolasKulka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolaskulka/) * (@nicolaskulka) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543107) * Pass to PHP 5.6 or PHP 7 * Thread Starter [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543183) * Unfortunately this is not possible since the website is on shared hosting and the host has no plans yet to migrate the complete server to a newer php version. 🙁 Also there’s no possibility to set the php version higher with an individual website like you can do on more modern hosts. * As you can see there are other reactions as well with the same problem, this appears to be an issue which much more people have. * Would it be possible to make the latest version of WPS Hide Login compatible with the older php version again, it used to work before the 1.4.3 update. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543198) * Side note to other people who jumped on this topic and is not the original topic poster or the plugin author: If you need support then per the forum guidelines please start your own topic. * [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#post-in-the-best-place](https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/#post-in-the-best-place) * You can do so here. * [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wps-hide-login/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wps-hide-login/#new-post) * Those other replies have been removed. * Plugin Author [NicolasKulka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicolaskulka/) * (@nicolaskulka) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543925) * requires PHP 5.6 for last version plugin. * so for your PHP version, download : [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wps-hide-login/tags/1.3.4.2](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wps-hide-login/tags/1.3.4.2) * Thread Starter [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543947) * Thanks for the help but that means that the latest version of WPS Hide Login will not be made compatible with older versions of php? In that case and unfortunately I will need to search for another solution. * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543965) * Note: If you’re using a version of PHP less that 5.6, it’s not being maintained nor is it secure. You should contact your host to be on *at least* 5.6, but preferably 7.1 or better. The PHP 7 version is more secure and faster. * Thread Starter [MeOnline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webber2012/) * (@webber2012) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-157/#post-10543997) * I understand fully, problem is the host in question has no plans (yet) to do so. 🙁 And I believe I am not alone with this issue. 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