Title: PHP Parse error in PHP5.3
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# PHP Parse error in PHP5.3

 *  Resolved [Matt Rose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boswall/)
 * (@boswall)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-in-php53/)
 * I’m getting a PHP parse error (that is bringing down the whole site) in /functions/
   settings.php at line 246:
 * `$report = [];`
 * Which is only supported in 5.4. Any chance this could be changed to :
 * `$report = array();`
 * for us poor souls who are stuck with older PHP versions?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/crop-thumbnails/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/crop-thumbnails/)

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 *  [barcombeboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barcombeboy/)
 * (@barcombeboy)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-in-php53/#post-7406145)
 * I am also getting this error and is is also bringing my whole site down. This
   is displayed on the pages:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/<web site>/public_html/wp-
   content/plugins/crop-thumbnails/functions/settings.php on line 246
 *  Plugin Author [Volkmar Kantor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volkmar-kantor/)
 * (@volkmar-kantor)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-in-php53/#post-7406155)
 * Ok, is resolved in v0.10.8
    —– I highly recommend to update your php or change
   the hoster!
 *  Thread Starter [Matt Rose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boswall/)
 * (@boswall)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-in-php53/#post-7406185)
 * Thank you Volkmar, that update has fixed it.
 * I agree, an updated PHP or new host would be a better fix. Sadly, this is not
   viable in this case.

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 * Last reply from: [Matt Rose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boswall/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-in-php53/#post-7406185)
 * Status: resolved