Title: update caused Parse Error
Last modified: December 6, 2020

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# update caused Parse Error

 *  [apexbee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apexbee/)
 * (@apexbee)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-caused-parse-error/)
 * Updated to Version 2.17.1 of the plugin and received this error:
    Parse error:
   syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/content/38/4256738/html/karencaseyfusedglass/
   wordpress/wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/core/LimitLoginAttempts.
   php on line 449
 * PHP is below 5.3, so that is likely the cause. Disabled plugin. Using WordPress
   4.9.16.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fupdate-caused-parse-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [WPChef](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpchefgadget/)
 * (@wpchefgadget)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-caused-parse-error/#post-13786251)
 * Hi apexbee,
 * Thank you for reporting this. Fixed!
 *  Thread Starter [apexbee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apexbee/)
 * (@apexbee)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-caused-parse-error/#post-13828253)
 * I tried to update to the latest version and still get an error (on a similar 
   website):
 * Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /home/content/
   38/4256738/html/custombyevan/wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts-reloaded/
   core/LimitLoginAttempts.php on line 197
 *  Thread Starter [apexbee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apexbee/)
 * (@apexbee)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-caused-parse-error/#post-13828334)
 * Also tried the update on the original website that had the issue and received
   this error:
 * Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /home/content/
   38/4256738/html/karencaseyfusedglass/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/limit-login-
   attempts-reloaded/core/LimitLoginAttempts.php on line 197

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 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [apexbee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apexbee/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-caused-parse-error/#post-13828334)
 * Status: not resolved