Hello,
1. Is it possible there is another error as it appears this reported error (line ~176) has been resolved?
2. Also, is it possible that my remote server is allowing such errors to pass through the PHP engine without fatal fault. I am running the same plugin remotely (PHP 5.4) and on XAMPP 1.8.2 / PHP 5.4.
3. Is is possible to allow my local PHP to allow such errors?
Thanks
UPDATE
Editing local php.ini and turning ON short_open_tag allowed the plugin to load.
Perhaps this is why short_open_tag should not be used in redistributed code on different server environments.