Title: Error activating the plugin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error activating the plugin

 *  Resolved [pikapika13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pikapika13/)
 * (@pikapika13)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-the-plugin-2/)
 * Hi, i get this error when activating the plugin:
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare message() in /wp-content/plugins/dmsguestbook/admin.
   php on line 3571
 * What i’m doing wrong?
    Thanks in advance.
 * Alex
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/dmsguestbook/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/dmsguestbook/)

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 *  Plugin Author [DanielSchurter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielschurter/)
 * (@danielschurter)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-the-plugin-2/#post-3969340)
 * Hi, I guess maybe there is another plugin which is using message(). Deactivate
   all plugins to find out which one is affected this error, or rename message()
   in another name, like dmsguestbook_message().
 * Greetings,
    Dani
 *  Thread Starter [pikapika13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pikapika13/)
 * (@pikapika13)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-the-plugin-2/#post-3969361)
 * Where can i find message()?
 * thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [DanielSchurter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielschurter/)
 * (@danielschurter)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-the-plugin-2/#post-3969386)
 * admin.php

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 * Last reply from: [DanielSchurter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielschurter/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-the-plugin-2/#post-3969386)
 * Status: resolved