Title: PHP Error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# PHP Error

 *  Resolved [5starcruises](https://wordpress.org/support/users/5starcruises/)
 * (@5starcruises)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/)
 * I have been getting the following error message
 * from version 3 MaxButtons requires at least PHP 5.3 . You are running version:
   5.2.17
 * I have checked with host and PHP is upto date.
 * This happened since last update
 * Thanks
 * Danny
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/maxbuttons/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/maxbuttons/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168056)
 * Hi Danny,
 * The plugin indeed only works from PHP 5.3 and later. This is the case since version
   3.0 of last year so it’s quite a while already. PHP 5.2 is end of life already
   for more than 5 years and is considered to be insecure.
 * With some hosters you can pick different versions, but I don’t know about your
   case. You should take this up with your hoster, running on PHP this old would
   not be acceptable for me ( and as I stated is a security risk ).
 *  Thread Starter [5starcruises](https://wordpress.org/support/users/5starcruises/)
 * (@5starcruises)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168065)
 * Hi thanks for getting back to me already checked and i am on 5.4 and have been
   for a long time.
 * Thanks
 * Danny
 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168072)
 * You should check with your host and ask them to respond to this problem. The 
   plugin outputs the exact PHP version that’s running the script.
 * If not, the plugin will crash because the PHP version used is not supported and
   can’t run the plugin.
 *  [sonitava](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sonitava/)
 * (@sonitava)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168327)
 * I am getting the exact message that 5starcruises got. I contacted my hosting 
   company and I’m now at 5.4.43. My buttons are still not working and the same 
   message shows up in WordPress. Can you please help?
 *  Plugin Author [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * (@basszje)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168328)
 * I answered your question in your topic. I’ll mark this as resolved.

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Bas Schuiling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basszje/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-171/#post-7168328)
 * Status: resolved