Title: Parse Error When Creating New Course
Last modified: April 25, 2017

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# Parse Error When Creating New Course

 *  [ssk4321](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssk4321/)
 * (@ssk4321)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-creating-new-course/)
 * When I go to New Course to create a new course in admin I get the following error
   message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC in /public_html/wp-content/plugins/
   coursepress/2.0/admin/view/steps/step-1.php on line 28

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 *  Plugin Support [Amin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/)
 * (@wpmudev-support2)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-creating-new-course/#post-9083923)
 * Hello [@ssk4321](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssk4321/),
 * I’m very sorry for late response! Does you server has PHP version lower that 
   5.3? If yes that would explain this error. It means that you should update your
   server to at least PHP 5.6 (WordPress recommends 7 right now [https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/](https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/))
 * kind regards,
    Kasia
 *  Plugin Author [jdailey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdailey/)
 * (@jdailey)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-creating-new-course/#post-9122179)
 * Thank you for using CoursePress. I am going to mark this topic resolved because
   we haven’t heard from you in awhile. If this issue was not resolved we can reopen
   it. Thanks again!
 *  Thread Starter [ssk4321](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssk4321/)
 * (@ssk4321)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-creating-new-course/#post-9271234)
 * I was able to check the PHP version and it is 5.6 so this isn’t the issue. Please
   advise on why I’m seeing this parse error and how to correct it. I’m not able
   to create a course as this message shows up in admin when I select “new course”

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 * Last reply from: [ssk4321](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssk4321/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-creating-new-course/#post-9271234)
 * Status: not resolved