Title: php 5.4 required?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# php 5.4 required?

 *  Resolved [Daggerka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paaula16/)
 * (@paaula16)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-required/)
 * On Readme and plugin description:
 * > This plugin requires at last: **WordPress v 3.0** and **PHP v 5.3**.
 * But if you try run it on php 5.3, then you have got error:
    `/plugins/freshmail-
   newsletter/src/Plugin/Newsletter/Freshmail.php on line 1225`
 * Function $this in closures is supported only from php 5.4 so shortcode fm_checkbox
   doesent work on php 5.3.x and
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/freshmail-newsletter/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/freshmail-newsletter/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Borbis Media](https://wordpress.org/support/users/borbismedia/)
 * (@borbismedia)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-required/#post-6323301)
 * Hi Daggerka,
 * You are right, `$this` works in anonymous functions begining from PHP 5.4.0.
 * We will consider as soon as possible raising required PHP version or changing
   this line of code.
 *  Thread Starter [Daggerka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paaula16/)
 * (@paaula16)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-required/#post-6323311)
 * Hi.
 * And what php version is required in 2.1.3 version?

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 * Last reply from: [Daggerka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paaula16/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-required/#post-6323311)
 * Status: resolved