Title: Error when activating plugin
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error when activating plugin

 *  [rgjosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rgjosh/)
 * (@rgjosh)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-activating-plugin-20/)
 * I installed the plugin and when I try to activate it I get this error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /wp-content/plugins/pressroom-by-
   newswire/includes/deprecate.php on line 39
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/pressroom-by-newswire/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pressroom-by-newswire/)

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 *  [Enrique Gonzalez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickyprice/)
 * (@rickyprice)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-activating-plugin-20/#post-6630071)
 * Getting the same error here..
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /wp-content/plugins/pressroom-by-
   newswire/includes/deprecate.php on line 39
 * for my site [http://prweblat.com](http://prweblat.com)
 *  [robertochi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertochi/)
 * (@robertochi)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-activating-plugin-20/#post-6630077)
 * I have the same problem, could you suggest something or see if is a bug ?
 *  [robertochi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertochi/)
 * (@robertochi)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-activating-plugin-20/#post-6630078)
 * Ok, solved: the last version (1.1) of the plugin use a notation valid ONLY for
   the latest version of PHP. Once you change the [ ] to a notation valid for your
   PHP version, it works.

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/pressroom-by-newswire_6c848a.svg)
 * [PressRoom by Newswire](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pressroom-by-newswire/)
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 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [robertochi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertochi/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-activating-plugin-20/#post-6630078)
 * Status: not resolved