Title: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ (T_PRINT) Last modified: October 12, 2021 --- # PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ (T_PRINT) * [datainterlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/datainterlock/) * (@datainterlock) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/) * [12-Oct-2021 03:42:16 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ ( T_PRINT), expecting identifier (T_STRING) in /wp-content/plugins/contact-form- 7/admin/includes/welcome-panel.php on line 9 * My crc checking plugin found 3 new error logs this morning in admin, admin/user and admin network. They all contained the line above. Normally I don’t log into this site more than once a month or so. It’s a static. Tried to log into the site and couldn’t because the login page crashed. * There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions. * FTP’d into the account, removed cf7. Went into cpanel and realized the site was still on php 5.6. Upgraded to 7.4, uploaded cf7 and it appears to work. * Is upgrading to 7.4 important? Sure. Crashing the admin login when you don’t? Not so much. * I’m just guessing there was some automatic update of the plugin this morning. - This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [datainterlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/datainterlock/). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 36 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [datainterlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/datainterlock/) * (@datainterlock) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962037) * And confirmed. This was the result of an automatic update. * – Contact Form 7 (from version 5.4.2 to 5.5.1) * [vedderpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vedderpress/) * (@vedderpress) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962191) * I have had this exact same problem. I tried to update the plugin then all went wrong. * Still cant log into my site backend. Showing the above critical error. I have disabled plugins through cpanel file manager and also myphp. * But still the same problem, how do I fix this? * I’ve removed the cf7 plugin folder via FTP but still get the below when trying to access wordpress dashboard…… * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ (T_PRINT), expecting identifier( T_STRING) in /var/sites/w/public_html/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/admin/ includes/welcome-panel.php on line 9 There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions. - This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [vedderpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vedderpress/). - This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [vedderpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vedderpress/). * [Jonathan Camp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nampara17/) * (@nampara17) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962351) * Like a lot of other people… getting same error! * [LMurta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lmurta/) * (@lmurta) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962532) * Version 5.5.1 | By Takayuki Miyoshi | View details * This plugin failed to load properly and is paused during recovery mode. * An error of type E_PARSE was caused in line 9 of the file /home2/oexpr810/public_html/ dippro/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/admin/includes/welcome-panel.php. Error message: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ (T_PRINT), expecting identifier (T_STRING) * [Dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/) * (@dreich) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962587) * The same error. Waiting for a fix. Probably, `print` is a reserved word in PHP( [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11266555/syntax-error-unexpected-t-print-expecting-t-string/11266571](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11266555/syntax-error-unexpected-t-print-expecting-t-string/11266571)) * [Dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/) * (@dreich) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962660) * Renaming function name on line 9 to `public function _print()` and on line 223 to `$column->_print();` seemingly fixes the issue. * [LMurta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lmurta/) * (@lmurta) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14962833) * Solved by upgrading PHP to 7.4 * [mlemmo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlemmo/) * (@mlemmo) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14963017) * I would hope the official fix will work with earlier versions of PHP [@dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/), that works! * [domikaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/domikaj/) * (@domikaj) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14963322) * I have had the same problem since yesterday. I am going to try renaming function on line 9. * [@dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/) it works! Thank You - This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [domikaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/domikaj/). * [Dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/) * (@dreich) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14964801) * Hopefully, developers will rename the function for the next plugin update. * [—Q—](https://wordpress.org/support/users/-q--1/) * (@-q--1) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14965232) * +1 Same error. * [Ovidiu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ovidiu/) * (@ovidiu) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14965343) * [@dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/) thanks for the quick fix renaming that function! * [admorrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/admorrow/) * (@admorrow) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14967304) * Thanks for the solution and explanation, [@dreich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dreich/)! * > “Probably, `print` is a reserved word in PHP” > In file `welcome-panel.php`: - Line 9: Rename function to `public function _print()` - Line 223: Rename to `$column->_print();` * - This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [admorrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/admorrow/). * [suvadesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suvadesign/) * (@suvadesign) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14967522) * [@admorrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/admorrow/) this may be a stupid question but when I look into the `plugins/contact-form-7/includes/` folder using FTP I don’t see the `welcome-panel.php` file. How did you access it? * [mwhitney9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwhitney9/) * (@mwhitney9) * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/#post-14967890) * [@suvadesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suvadesign/) `welcome-panel. php` is within the `/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/admin/includes` folder Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 36 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘print’ (T_PRINT)’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-7/assets/icon.svg?rev=2339255) * [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7/reviews/) ## Tags * [contactform7](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/contactform7/) * 36 replies * 29 participants * Last reply from: [dbp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimus203/) * Last activity: [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-print-t_print/page/3/#post-15047931) * Status: not resolved