Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’
Last modified: May 23, 2018

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’

 *  Resolved [Design4u Cologne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voing/)
 * (@voing)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/)
 * Hello,
 * i want to report an error: after the update to 3.5.0 comes in the backend and
   in the frontend:
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’ in /***/wp-content/
   > plugins/backwpup/vendor/guzzlehttp/promises/src/functions.php on line 45
 * My PHP Version is: 5.3.10
    Thank you!

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 *  [Andreas W.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aweissinpsyde/)
 * (@aweissinpsyde)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/#post-10313361)
 * Hello [@voing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voing/)
 * can you please test version [https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup/archive/master.zip)
   Please tell me if this works for you?
 * I hope this will solve your problems.
 * Thank you so much
 * Regards
 * Andreas
 *  [happyAnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duongcuong96/)
 * (@duongcuong96)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/#post-10314816)
 * #here,
    BackWPUp 3.5.1 is out with all bugs fixed, please update as soon as possible.
   Thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [Design4u Cologne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voing/)
 * (@voing)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/#post-10315366)
 * Thank you very much, 3.5.1 works well!
 *  [dyzm1967](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dyzm1967/)
 * (@dyzm1967)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/#post-10318780)
 * how do i deactivate email encoder plug in? site is down after yesterday WordPress
   4.9.6. update and email encoder plug in update?
 *  [happyAnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duongcuong96/)
 * (@duongcuong96)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-6/#post-10319238)
 * [@dyzm1967](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dyzm1967/)
    You can go to wp-
   content/plugins/ and find the email encoder plugin directory and just delete 
   it 🙂 Or you can tell your hoster to help 🙂

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