Title: PHP syntax error while trying to activate the plugin
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# PHP syntax error while trying to activate the plugin

 *  Resolved [pepinvik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pepinvik/)
 * (@pepinvik)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-while-trying-to-activate-the-plugin/)
 * Hi There,
    getting syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /dcs/wp-content/plugins/
   visual-term-description-editor/visual-term-description-editor.php on line 16
 * Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/visual-term-description-editor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/visual-term-description-editor/)

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 *  [Aaron Brown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/web-malama/)
 * (@web-malama)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-while-trying-to-activate-the-plugin/#post-7386058)
 * I’m getting the same error.
 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-while-trying-to-activate-the-plugin/#post-7386344)
 * You’re receiving this error because your server is running an old version of 
   PHP. Please ensure you are running PHP 5.3 or later.

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 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-syntax-error-while-trying-to-activate-the-plugin/#post-7386344)
 * Status: resolved