Title: PARSE ERROR when trying to Activate
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# PARSE ERROR when trying to Activate

 *  Resolved [aquanole04](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aquanole04/)
 * (@aquanole04)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-trying-to-activate/)
 * The following error comes up when I try to ACTIVATE the plug in on the wordpress
   website…
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/davids35/public_html/wp-content/
   plugins/easy-beer-lister/easy-beer-lister.php on line 26
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-beer-lister/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-beer-lister/)

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 *  Plugin Author [alexstandiford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstandiford/)
 * (@alexstandiford)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-trying-to-activate/#post-7608262)
 * Hello!
 * It sounds like your version of PHP is out of date, and you’ll need to update 
   it in order to use the plugin.
 * Since the steps to update your version of PHP will vary from host to host, you’ll
   need to contact your web hosting provider support to get some info on how to 
   do this.
 * Hope that helps.

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 * Last reply from: [alexstandiford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexstandiford/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-trying-to-activate/#post-7608262)
 * Status: resolved