Title: Parse Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse Error

 *  [yourboysha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yourboysha/)
 * (@yourboysha)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/)
 * Im trying to access mysite.com/wp-admin/install.php so that i can start building
   the blog. Unfortunately, im getting this error:
 *  Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /homepages/31/d236567340/
   htdocs/SurplusNYC/wp-includes/option.php on line 225
 * below is the line i guess they are referring to.
 * 222 wp_protect_special_option( $option );
    223 224 if ( is_object($newvalue) )
   225 $newvalue = clone $newvalue;
 * can someone please help?

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931062)
 * Make sure that your site is using php5, not php4. If your hosts offers both versions,
   you must use php5. They can instruct you on how to add the php5 handler to your
   site if that turns out to be the issue.
 *  [MarcoBarreto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcobarreto/)
 * (@marcobarreto)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931119)
 * I have the same issue:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /XXX/XXX/XXX/XXX/wp-includes/
   option.php on line 225
 * Using php 5.2.13
    and MySQL 5.1.60
 * Any ideas?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931121)
 * **[@marcobarreto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcobarreto/)**: It is
   impolite to interrupt another poster’s ongoing thread with a question of your
   own and it causes significant problems for the forum’s volunteers. Please post
   your own topic.
 *  [MarcoBarreto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcobarreto/)
 * (@marcobarreto)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931123)
 * It is exactly the same issue and i am just adding the info of php5. This indicates,
   that the answere by Clayton can not solve the problem. So i think, it helps yourboysha
   too. Am i wrong?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931124)
 * This is a known issue and Clayton is correct. Are you using the same version 
   of WordPress on the same physical server hosted by the same hosts with the same
   plugins, theme & configurations as the original poster?
 * No? Then post a new topic.
 *  [MarcoBarreto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcobarreto/)
 * (@marcobarreto)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931125)
 * Ok, just wanted to help. So delete this, if you like.

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## Tags

 * [option.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/option-php/)
 * [WP install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-install/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [MarcoBarreto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcobarreto/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-138/#post-2931125)
 * Status: not resolved

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