Title: Parse error will not activate
Last modified: August 22, 2018

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# Parse error will not activate

 *  [lisalaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lisalaw/)
 * (@lisalaw)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-will-not-activate/)
 * Hi, latest version of wordpress and contact form 7 and cannot activate the plugin,
   get error message Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /mnt/storage/vhosts/………..
   wp-content/plugins/data8-validation-for-contact-form-7/includes/d8cf7-validation.
   php on line 23
 * Any advice greatly welcomed thanks

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-will-not-activate/)
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