Title: Can't activate plugin
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Can't activate plugin

 *  [aikocunanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aikocunanan/)
 * (@aikocunanan)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-46/)
 * Hello,
    I am hoping someone can help me out. I previously had, and was using 
   this plugin with no problem. I had to have all my plugins removed and re-activated
   because it caused some error to my site when I tried to “update all”. Anyway,
   now when I try to activate the plugin it tells me it triggers a fatal error. 
   Please help! I need this plugin for my portfolio pictures:(
 * Here is the message that I get when I try to activate the plugin:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /hermes/bosoraweb157/b1315/ipg.aikocunanancom/
   wp-content/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/lib/Plugin.php on line 57
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/)

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 *  [joppedi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joppedi/)
 * (@joppedi)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-46/#post-6492767)
 * I have the same problem.
    Tested in two different wp-installations with different
   themes but same error.
 *  [harald_weist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harald_weist/)
 * (@harald_weist)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-46/#post-6492789)
 * I have the same Problem, after updating to 4.3.1 it gives me the same result
 *  [Jozefs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jozefs/)
 * (@jozefs)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-46/#post-6492790)
 * Same problem here:
 * [Tue Sep 22 11:35:50 2015] [error] [client 8XX] PHP Parse error: syntax error,
   unexpected ‘[‘ in /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/lib/
   Plugin.php on line 57

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## Tags

 * [fatal error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/fatal-error/)
 * [parse-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parse-error/)
 * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/)

 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jozefs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jozefs/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-plugin-46/#post-6492790)
 * Status: not resolved