Title: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION

 *  Resolved [Wayne Coburn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcoburn/)
 * (@wcoburn)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-unexpected-t_function/)
 * When I try to activate the plugin, I receive the following message.
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /…/plugins/lift-search/lift-
   search.php on line 85
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lift-search/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lift-search/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chris Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisscott/)
 * (@chrisscott)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-unexpected-t_function/#post-3507003)
 * This plugin requires PHP version 5.3 or greater since it uses anonymous functions.
   You’re on a lower version which causes that error.

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-unexpected-t_function/#post-3507003)
 * Status: resolved