Title: Install Error “parse error, unexpected $”
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Install Error “parse error, unexpected $”

 *  Resolved [jonahlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonahlee/)
 * (@jonahlee)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-parse-error-unexpected/)
 * I am attempting to install WordPress onto my 1 & 1 hosted Developers account.
   I have already created my 2 MySQL databases, and am attempting to run the install.
   php but am getting the following error message when attempt to run it.
 * Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /homepages/4/d109092127/htdocs/wordpress_reviews/
   wp-includes/functions-formatting.php on line 498
 * And this is line 498 of that file.
 * $newtext = str_replace(“< !–“,”<!–“,$newtext);
 * I have not changed anything in this film, what is going on? I can’t even get 
   this to install, and I am following 1&1’s directions.

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 *  Thread Starter [jonahlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonahlee/)
 * (@jonahlee)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-parse-error-unexpected/#post-425774)
 * My 1 & 1 server is running PHP 4.4.2 and MySql 4.0.25 and Appace 1.3.33, so I
   should be compatible.
 *  Thread Starter [jonahlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonahlee/)
 * (@jonahlee)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-parse-error-unexpected/#post-426076)
 * I talked to 1&1 they say their is a scripting error in the latest version of 
   WordPress which won’t let it install. I tend to no believe them, as obviously
   others have gotten it working.
 *  Thread Starter [jonahlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonahlee/)
 * (@jonahlee)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-parse-error-unexpected/#post-426078)
 * 2.0.4 Solved the problem.

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 * Last reply from: [jonahlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonahlee/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-parse-error-unexpected/#post-426078)
 * Status: resolved

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