Title: Fatal error unexpected ‘?’
Last modified: February 3, 2021

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# Fatal error unexpected ‘?’

 *  Resolved [garyee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyee/)
 * (@garyee)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/)
 * Hi,
 * I wanted to install Modern Events Calendar Lite, I installed it through WordPress,
   no problem. Then when I wanted to activate it I got the following error:
 * The plugin could not be activated due to a fatal error it is causing:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’ in …/wp-content/plugins/modern-events-
   calendar-lite/app/libraries/main.php on line 6342
 * I am still on PHP 5.6, but as there was no warning when installing it I thought
   that it should be okay. With some plugins or theme I get the message, that they
   are not compatible with my php version.
    I wanted to install it to evaluate buying
   a pro licence. Sadly I can not update my php version atm. Please help.

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 *  [oxosp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxosp/)
 * (@oxosp)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14003532)
 * I have the same exact error, same file and same line.
    And I’m also running PHP
   5.6.40.
 * The problem happened when the plugin updated to 5.16.6, the 28th of January.
 * Can someone confirm that PHP version is the source of the problem?
 *  [oxosp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oxosp/)
 * (@oxosp)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14008126)
 * I can confirm that PHP was the problem, updated to 7,4 and all works fine now.
 *  Plugin Contributor [webnus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webnus/)
 * (@webnus)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14010311)
 * Hello All,
 * Thanks for your reports,
 * This is forwarded to the developer team and it will be fixed for the next updates
 * Best Regards
 *  Plugin Contributor [webnus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webnus/)
 * (@webnus)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14067458)
 * Hello All,
 * Please use the latest version of MEC, we’ve fixed it on the latest version of
   MEC[v5.17.1]:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/modern-events-calendar-lite/#developers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/modern-events-calendar-lite/#developers)
 * Best Regards
 *  Thread Starter [garyee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyee/)
 * (@garyee)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14067489)
 * Thank you for your rapid response. But regrettably I get the same error for another
   file now:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’ in …/wp-content/plugins/modern-events-
   calendar-lite/app/features/occurrences.php on line 361
 * And I can’t even delete the plugin now.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by [garyee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyee/).

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 * Last reply from: [garyee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garyee/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fatal-error-unexpected-2/#post-14067489)
 * Status: resolved