Title: [Plugin: jQuery Lightbox] Cannot Activate
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: jQuery Lightbox] Cannot Activate

 *  [Colleen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/easycall/)
 * (@easycall)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/)
 * I installed, but cannot activate the plugin. Get this message:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION
   or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /home3/easyldco/public_html/mishapsandmemories/wp-content/
   plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/jquery-lightbox.php on line 13
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Pedro Lamas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ei99070/)
 * (@ei99070)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035138)
 * Greetings Colleen, that is a problem with your PHP version!
 * Please check the previous posts in this support forum for a complete check on
   the problem! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Colleen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/easycall/)
 * (@easycall)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035154)
 * I have it installed on another blog on the same server without issue. But that
   blog is at 3.1 and this one is 3.1.1.
 *  Plugin Author [Pedro Lamas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ei99070/)
 * (@ei99070)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035197)
 * Colleen, I’m not talking about WordPress version, but PHP version!
 * Please read this topic for more info:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-version-016-crashed-my-site?replies=25](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-version-016-crashed-my-site?replies=25)
 *  Thread Starter [Colleen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/easycall/)
 * (@easycall)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035200)
 * I understand that you mean PHP
 * My host is running PHP 5.2.17 – both my sites are on the same account, but the
   site having problems is upgraded to WP 3.1.1 and the one that worked on is WP
   3.1 so I’m thinking it is a WP problem.
 *  Plugin Author [Pedro Lamas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ei99070/)
 * (@ei99070)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035377)
 * Hum… I have to say that’s quite wird… 🙁
 * The error per say should occur only when PHP4 and not PHP5 is in use, I don’t
   see how the WordPress version should affect it! :\

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 * Last reply from: [Pedro Lamas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ei99070/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jquery-lightbox-cannot-activate/#post-2035377)
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