PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’, expecting variable (T_VARIABLE)

  • SRD75

    (@srd75)


    3 hours, 45 minutes ago

    Hi

    Our site has a white screen of death.

    error_log has:

    PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?', expecting variable (T_VARIABLE) in /public_html/wp-includes/compat-utf8.php on line 47

    I’ve uploaded WP 7.0 and replaced wp-admin, wp-includes, and all files in the web root, but the issue remains.

    I’ve tried different versions of PHP, I’ve tried moving all plugins to temp folders, I’ve replaced the Twenty Seventeern theme, the issue remains.

    This error goes back to 15th of June 2026.

    Help appreciated.

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