Title: Cannot activate plugin
Last modified: November 9, 2019

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# Cannot activate plugin

 *  Resolved anonymized-3854925
 * (@anonymized-3854925)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-59/)
 * I can’t activate this plugin.
 * > Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error
   > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /******/public_html/wp-content/
   > plugins/prevent-direct-access/prevent-direct-access.php on line 332
 * I’m currently running WP 5.1.3 due to my server only having PHP 5.3.29 … maybe
   that’s why I can’t activate this plugin?

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 *  Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/)
 * (@buildwps)
 * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-59/#post-12113805)
 * Hi @pealo86,
 * Thanks for reaching out to us.
 * Yes, you’re right. Our plugin requires PHP version 5.6 or greater. WordPress 
   also recommends [using PHP version 7 or greater](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)
   for better security.
 * Hope it helps. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

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 * Last reply from: [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-plugin-59/#post-12113805)
 * Status: resolved