Title: Error Issue
Last modified: December 15, 2016

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# Error Issue

 *  Resolved [cbradshaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbradshaw/)
 * (@cbradshaw)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/)
 * Hi,
    I just installed your plugin and got error message
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /hermes/walnaweb12a/b38/……………….plugins/
   amazon-associates-link-builder/lib/php/aalb_tracking_api_helper.php on line 71
 * Is this something my hosting company will need to fix ?
 * Please advise.
 * thanks

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 *  [runen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/runen/)
 * (@runen)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8559433)
 * I got the same error message on two different sites.
 *  [NedLud2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nedlud2/)
 * (@nedlud2)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8559594)
 * same error
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /web/htdocs/www.*******.
   it/home/wp-content/plugins/amazon-associates-link-builder/lib/php/aalb_tracking_api_helper.
   php on line 71
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by [NedLud2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nedlud2/).
 *  Plugin Author [Amazon Associates Link Builder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amazonlinkbuilder/)
 * (@amazonlinkbuilder)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8559728)
 * Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are closely tracking this issue and expect
   to fix it with next version of the plugin. Please note that the issue should 
   only impact applications running on PHP version older than php-5.4.28.
 *  [website-update-services](https://wordpress.org/support/users/website-update-services/)
 * (@website-update-services)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8560275)
 * Same issue here!
    amazon-associates-link-builder\lib\php\aalb_tracking_api_helper.
   php on line 71
 *  [jaoden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaoden/)
 * (@jaoden)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8562317)
 * i have the same error.
    and i can’t upgrade my php version
 *  [jgarciamel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgarciamel/)
 * (@jgarciamel)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8563039)
 * Me too!!
    /wp-content/plugins/amazon-associates-link-builder/lib/php/aalb_tracking_api_helper.
   php on line 71
 *  [jaoden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaoden/)
 * (@jaoden)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8563111)
 * so if you have the error, you can fix it :
    /wp-content/plugins/amazon-associates-
   link-builder/lib/php/aalb_tracking_api_helper.php on line 71 replace //return
   json_decode($response, true)[“link-id”]; by $obj = json_decode($response,true);
   return $obj->{‘link-id’};
 * and
 * in wp-content/plugins/amazon-associates-link-builder/includes/aalb_config_loader.
   php
    replace //$updated_marketplace = []; by $updated_marketplace=array();
 *  Plugin Author [Amazon Associates Link Builder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amazonlinkbuilder/)
 * (@amazonlinkbuilder)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8571993)
 * The issue with plugin activation failure on systems with PHP version < 5.4 is
   now fixed with v1.2. Please update the plugin to v1.2 and let us know if you 
   still face any such issues.
 *  [NedLud2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nedlud2/)
 * (@nedlud2)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8572056)
 * ok, it works. But for the Amazon Product Advertising API, after 12 months, I 
   will pay or my account will remain free for the basic service?

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 * 9 replies
 * 7 participants
 * Last reply from: [NedLud2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nedlud2/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-issue-5/#post-8572056)
 * Status: resolved