Title: Critical Error
Last modified: March 14, 2023

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# Critical Error

 *  Resolved [cloud5000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cloud5000/)
 * (@cloud5000)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-488/)
 * Hi, I’ve tried to test the free version of the plugin on my dev site and I’ve
   received this message after typing a message into the chat: **There has been 
   a critical error on this website.**
 * The php error logs show this message:
 * syntax error, unexpected ‘)’, expecting ‘|’ or variable (T_VARIABLE) in /wp-content/
   plugins/ai-engine/vendor/rahul900day/gpt-3-encoder/src/Support/File.php on line
   16
 * Let me know if you have a solution to this.
 * Thank you
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcritical-error-488%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [CansecoDev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cansecodev/)
 * (@cansecodev)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-488/#post-16559842)
 * [**Momentary fix for [There has been a critical error on this website] on 1.3.49**](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/momentary-fix-for-there-has-been-a-critical-error-on-this-website-on-1-3-49/)
 *  Thread Starter [cloud5000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cloud5000/)
 * (@cloud5000)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-488/#post-16560083)
 * Thank you, my php version is 7.4.33
 *  Plugin Author [Jordy Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigroumeow/)
 * (@tigroumeow)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/critical-error-488/#post-16560207)
 * Sorry about this issue, guys! I released a new version now that works perfectly
   for PHP 7.x as well 🙂

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