Title: Parse Error When Activating
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Parse Error When Activating

 *  [cjohnson26](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjohnson26/)
 * (@cjohnson26)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-activating-3/)
 * I get this message when trying to activate:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’ in …/wp-content/plugins/
   contact-form-to-wp-posts/includes/class-cf7_to_wp-listtable.php on line 11
 * Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 * Corey
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-to-wp-posts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-to-wp-posts/)

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 *  [ricomester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ricomester/)
 * (@ricomester)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-activating-3/#post-6258678)
 * The plugin only works with PHP 5.4+
    If you have older (like me) than you’ll 
   get that message.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-activating-3/#post-6258678)
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