Title: Fatal error: Can’t inherit abstract function BracketSpace
Last modified: May 28, 2018

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# Fatal error: Can’t inherit abstract function BracketSpace

 *  Resolved [philbusey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbusey/)
 * (@philbusey)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-inherit-abstract-function-bracketspace/)
 * After installing and activating plugin “Notification – Custom Notifications and
   Alerts for WordPress” my dashboard disappeared, I got the following error, and
   my website was inoperable:
 * Fatal error: Can’t inherit abstract function BracketSpace\Notification\Interfaces\
   Receivable::parse_value() (previously declared abstract in BracketSpace\Notification\
   Abstracts\Recipient) in /var/www/vhosts/[domain name]/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/
   notification/class/Abstracts/Recipient.php on line 15
 * Since the dashboard was inaccessible, from the Plesk control panel I deactivated
   and uninstalled the plugin Notification but the fatal error persisted. I found
   the plugin folder notifications persisted in the plugins folder, so I renamed
   it to badnotifications.
 * Whenever I try to activate or inactivate any other plugin, the error returns 
   and I have to go into Plesk control panel to activate or inactivate.
 * I acted with some panic so I might have confused some of these steps.
 * Thanks!
 * Phil

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 *  Plugin Author [Kuba Mikita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kubitomakita/)
 * (@kubitomakita)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-inherit-abstract-function-bracketspace/#post-10332454)
 * Hi Phil,
 * sorry the plugin broke your WordPress!
 * It’s because you have very old PHP version on your server. You need at least 
   PHP 5.3.9 to use this plugin. I updated the requirement in the code and it will
   be released shortly.
 * Please, contact your host provider and ask for PHP upgrade.
 *  Thread Starter [philbusey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbusey/)
 * (@philbusey)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-inherit-abstract-function-bracketspace/#post-10332502)
 * Awesome. Thanks.
 * Phil

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 * Last reply from: [philbusey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philbusey/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-cant-inherit-abstract-function-bracketspace/#post-10332502)
 * Status: resolved