Title: Fatal error: func_get_args() Last modified: November 11, 2016 --- # Fatal error: func_get_args() * Resolved [robaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robaa/) * (@robaa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/) * Hi All, * I’ve just tried to install this plugin, and although the installation appeared to go through OK, when I tried to activate it I got the following: * Fatal error: func_get_args(): Can’t be used as a function parameter in […]\wp- content\plugins\autodescription\inc\classes\query.class.php on line 1200 * And now my whole site is down! * I’m desperate to get my site back up, but I’ve no idea how to do it… Can anyone help? (And please explain it to me as if I’m a two-year-old – I’m not, repeat not, a PHP programmer!) * Any help HUGELY appreciated – many thanks in advance! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * (@cybr) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8423963) * Hi [@robaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robaa/), * To get your site back up, please ask your hosting provider for instructions on how to enter FTP. * Once you have access to FTP, please go to `.../wp-content/plugins/autodescription/` and delete the folder’s contents. From there the site should be accessible once more. * I’ll investigate the cause of this issue. Cheers! * Thread Starter [robaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robaa/) * (@robaa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8423983) * Thanks [@cybr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * I have access to my hosting space, so that’s no problem. * Shall I delete the entire /autodescription folder along with its contents, or only the contents? (Sorry if this is dumb question, just didn’t want to get it wrong.) * Cheers, Robaa * PS: In case it helps at all, this is the line 1200 that the error refers to: return $this->get_query_cache( $key, $value_to_set, array_slice( func_get_args(), 2 ) ); * Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * (@cybr) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8424004) * Update: * The cause of this issue lies with PHP 5.2 not supporting `func_get_args` as a` function parameter`, but has to be put in a variable first. * From PHP 5.3 and onward this issue should not exist. * **In other words:** The plugin requires PHP 5.3 or later. * PHP 5.2 support was planned to be dropped in 2.7.1 of The SEO Framework because of bad standards. Alas, it seems to be dropped in The SEO Framework 2.7.0 already 🙁 * Please contact your hosting provider in order to upgrade your PHP version. PHP 5.2 has not received any updates for [over 5 years](http://php.net/eol.php) and therefore holds a security risk whilst using. It’s currently best to use **PHP 5.6.5 or later**. That version is also much, much faster than PHP 5.2; PHP 7 even more so (which is twice as fast as PHP 5.6). * I hope this clears things up! Best of luck! - This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/). Reason: Wrong line investigated. Cause is however the same * Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * (@cybr) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8424012) * Hi [@robaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robaa/), * > Shall I delete the entire /autodescription folder along with its contents, > or only the contents? (Sorry if this is dumb question, just didn’t want to > get it wrong.) * You could do either. The cleanest way is of course deleting the folder along with its contents 🙂 * Cheers! * Thread Starter [robaa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robaa/) * (@robaa) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8424043) * That’s excellent [@cybr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/), many thanks, and thanks especially for such a superfast turnaround on a Friday afternoon ( well, it’s Friday afternoon here in Oxford England, I don’t know where you are of course!). * I’ve successfully deleted the autodescription folder, and hey presto my site is back up as if nothing had ever gone wrong. (Phew!) * I’ll definitely check with my hosting provider why they are using such an old PHP version, thanks for the heads-up. Assuming they upgrade it in the near enough future, I’ll re-install this. * Thanks again for your help, and have a good weekend! 🙂 * Robaa * Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * (@cybr) * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8424210) * Anytime! * If you have any more questions, feel free to let me know. Enjoy your weekend! * P.S. I’m your neighbour, from the Netherlands 🙂 Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Fatal error: func_get_args()’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/autodescription/assets/icon.svg?rev=3000376) * [The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autodescription/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autodescription/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autodescription/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autodescription/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autodescription/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autodescription/reviews/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/) * Last activity: [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-func_get_args-2/#post-8424210) * Status: resolved