Title: Plugin Errors-Unable to Activate Most Plugins!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin Errors-Unable to Activate Most Plugins!

 *  [LisaDianeRN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lisadianern/)
 * (@lisadianern)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-errors-unable-to-activate-most-plugins/)
 * My server is with Blue Host, and they have php5.
 * I am new to wordpress, and I’m lost on this issue. I have successfully installed
   a “few” plugins, but have only successfully installed two. For all others (like
   sharedaddy, wp-page navi, and several others I want, I keep getting the same 
   error message when I try to activate) : “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected
   T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /home4/ … in these brackets is the path to my ite / wp-content/
   plugins/geoposty/functions.php on line 78
 * It continue to say the error is line 78 in functions.php.
 * Anyone have any suggestions? Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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 *  [bh_WP_fan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_wp_fan/)
 * (@bh_wp_fan)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-errors-unable-to-activate-most-plugins/#post-1773439)
 * The problem isn’t in the WordPress functions file, but in your geoposty functions
   file. Most likely one of the plugins you have already installed is breaking things.
   Try removing and deleting the geoposty plugin and also uninstall other plugins
   if needed and then attempt to install the new ones.
 * On a separate/helpful side note: You really do not want to go installing a lot
   of plugins. Try to keep them to an absolute minimum. For every plugin you install,
   regardless of whether it is in use or not, it is that many more queries which
   need to be made to the database and also causes that much more chance of your
   site going slow or crashing itself.
 * Just be cautious with what you install and if you are testing out plugins, make
   sure to both uninstall and delete them when you are finished testing.
 * Good luck!
 *  [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-errors-unable-to-activate-most-plugins/#post-1773457)
 * Lisa, it sounds like a PHP5 issue. You say you are running PHP5 through Blue 
   Host, but I would double-check this – it may be an option that you need to switch
   on.

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 * [plugin-errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-errors/)
 * [wp-page-navi](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-page-navi/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-errors-unable-to-activate-most-plugins/#post-1773457)
 * Status: not resolved

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