Title: PHP Parse error Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # PHP Parse error * [pey22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pey22/) * (@pey22) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/) * PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in wp-content/plugins/portfolio- slideshow/lib/Plugin.php on line 57 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/page/2/?output_format=md) * [smoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoo/) * (@smoo) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403707) * Hi, I’m getting the same error after Worpdress upgraded to 4.2.4; * “Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/myusername/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ portfolio-slideshow/lib/Plugin.php on line 57″ * The site is here: [http://richardjamesupholstery.com/coach-trimming/rolls-royce-silver-ghost-1925/](http://richardjamesupholstery.com/coach-trimming/rolls-royce-silver-ghost-1925/) * Any help would be much appreciated, thank you in advance. * [dwheeler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dwheeler/) * (@dwheeler) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403720) * Same problem here. I had to go back to the old version. * [smoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoo/) * (@smoo) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403721) * Hi dwheeler, do you mean the old version of the plugin or WP?! I don’t have an older version to try unfortunately. * HOwever, it looks like there are quite a lot of posts on here about this problem, so hopefully there will be a fix soon… * [cdrak0715](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cdrak0715/) * (@cdrak0715) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403736) * I had the same issue when I upgraded to the new version of the plugin. I’m using WP 4.2.4. The site disappeared. No admin. No site. Fortunately had an old version of the plugin in a test environment. I copied that to the live site and it’s fine now. * [Ferry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fkemps/) * (@fkemps) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403749) * Same behavior on my WP website. The problem is that my PHP 5.3.10 version doesn’t parses the ‘[‘ array statement (php -l ./lib/Plugin.php) * Validation on another server with PHP 5.5 shows no errors. * Renaming the portfolio plugin directory and restarting webserver gets the website online again. No slides shows of cause as the plugin is not loaded. * The back port to PHP 5.3 is not working, at least for my version which comes with Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS. This version is out there a lot I guess, so fixing the plugin makes sense in stead of upgrading PHP by hand… * Regards, Ferry * [andoverit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andoverit/) * (@andoverit) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403751) * Same issue here – I’ve downloaded v1.5.1 from the Developers tab: * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/developers/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/developers/) * 1) Deleted v1.9.9 2) Uploaded v1.5.1 3) Activated v1.5.1 * Site now working again. * [smoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smoo/) * (@smoo) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403843) * Thanks andoverit, that worked a treat! * [Tim Smith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativeinfusion/) * (@creativeinfusion) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403851) * The fault is actually that contrary to the plugin description it now needs PHP 5.4 to work. * The code is using the new short form array syntaxt that is only supported in PHP >= 5.4 * [andoverit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andoverit/) * (@andoverit) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403909) * Thanks Tim and a pleasure Smoo – glad it helped 🙂 * Thread Starter [pey22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pey22/) * (@pey22) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403911) * PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in wp-content/plugins/portfolio- slideshow/lib/Plugin.php on line 57 * Not Working also in Version 1.10 * [carnini](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carnini/) * (@carnini) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403946) * Had the same error, went to the development tab on the wordpress plugin site and installed several versions back and it worked fine. Now I have to tell the client not to update their plugin for what we don’t know how long. * [csleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/csleh/) * (@csleh) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403948) * thanks for the link to previous version list. * [Cardinal Creative Agency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/astaylor/) * (@astaylor) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403973) * Yes, thanks for the link and advice andoverit! You saved my site! * [dlnsparks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlnsparks/) * (@dlnsparks) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403974) * Thank you so much andoverit! I’ve had this issue on several sites! * [evergreenframedart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evergreenframedart/) * (@evergreenframedart) * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/#post-6403987) * Can anyone help please? * I have just tried to do an update of my plugins the new version of WordPress. * I am getting the same error as mentioned above and I can no longer log into the wordpress admin as it no longer recognises me. Why can’t I get back into the admin and can I get my site back the way it was before the upgrade?? * Please be gentle with me as I am not a website expert!! * Here is how my site is looking now: – * [http://www.evergreenframedart.co.uk/](http://www.evergreenframedart.co.uk/) * Thank you Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘PHP Parse error’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/portfolio-slideshow_ffffff.svg) * [Portfolio Slideshow](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio-slideshow/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/portfolio-slideshow/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/portfolio-slideshow/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/portfolio-slideshow/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/portfolio-slideshow/reviews/) * 20 replies * 14 participants * Last reply from: [ggwicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggwicz/) * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-parse-error-14/page/2/#post-6404001) * Status: not resolved