Title: Cannot activate plugin
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Cannot activate plugin

 *  Resolved [sagaranvekar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagaranvekar/)
 * (@sagaranvekar)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-33/)
 * I use this plugin in all my websites, but today when i upgraded plugin on one
   of the installations from Version 2.8.9 to latest, it got deactivated and i cannot
   activate it again. When i activate, it shows message that plugin is activated
   but it remains deactivated.
 * Other plugins installed:
    – BackWPup – Facebook Comments Plugin – jQuery Archive
   List Widget – jQuery Categories List Widget – MailChimp for WordPress – Stop 
   Spam Comments – SyntaxHighlighter Evolved – Top 10 – User Profile Picture – Widget
   CSS Classes – WordPress Related Posts – Wp Posts Carousel
 * When i re-upload old plugin folder from backup it works fine.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-menu/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-menu/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/)
 * (@responsivemenu)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-33/#post-7594853)
 * Hi there,
 * Can you confirm what PHP version you are running? When it auto deactivates it
   should tell you it has been deactivated with an error message – strange if it
   is not doing it for you.
 * For your information you need PHP 5.4+
 *  Thread Starter [sagaranvekar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagaranvekar/)
 * (@sagaranvekar)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-33/#post-7594909)
 * Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I have PHP 5.3.29 at the moment.
   I will talk to my hosting providers to change and will check if it helps. Thanks!
 *  Plugin Contributor [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/)
 * (@responsivemenu)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-33/#post-7594916)
 * Hey there,
 * You are welcome – I hope you get it upgraded soon and can enjoy the plugin!
 * All the best

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [responsivemenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/responsivemenu/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-33/#post-7594916)
 * Status: resolved