Title: [Plugin: Multi Feed Reader] php 5.3 is installed despite error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Multi Feed Reader] php 5.3 is installed despite error

 *  Resolved [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * (@thecoup)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/)
 * I’m trying to install this fantastic plugin on a dreamhost server. Dreamhost 
   accounts have both PHP 5.2.17 and 5.3 installed, so the plugin should work. But
   the activation triggers a failure. Is this sniffed out by WordPress or by this
   plugin? Is there any way to work around this?
 * Thanks for any help!
 * > Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
   >  Multi Feed
   > Reader requires PHP 5.3 or higher. You are running PHP 5.2.17
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multi-feed-reader/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multi-feed-reader/)

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 *  Moderator [Kira Schroder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirasong/)
 * (@kirasong)
 * 4.5 Release Lead
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/#post-2834097)
 * Try going into your DreamHost panel, to “Manage Domains”, then click “edit” by
   the domain you want to install it on.
 * Scroll down, and you can change PHP from 5.2.x to 5.3.x (FastCGI preferred).
 * Then, save your settings, and in about 5-15 minutes, you should be using PHP 
   5.3.x, and the plugin should detect it appropriately.
 *  Thread Starter [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * (@thecoup)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/#post-2834197)
 * great thanks. dreamhost need to update the server to allow 5.3 to actually be
   used. so that’s workng now…
 *  Moderator [Kira Schroder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirasong/)
 * (@kirasong)
 * 4.5 Release Lead
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/#post-2834215)
 * Just to note, unless you’re on a VPS/Dedicated (and have been managing them yourself
   for some time), PHP 5.3 should always be available.
 * Super glad to hear that you were able to get it resolved!
 *  Thread Starter [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * (@thecoup)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/#post-2834225)
 * Yes. This was a VPS server.

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 * [dreamhost](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dreamhost/)
 * [php 5.3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-5-3/)

 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multi-feed-reader-php-53-is-installed-despite-error/#post-2834225)
 * Status: resolved