Title: Plugin install fails
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin install fails

 *  [Jon Dennis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jondennis/)
 * (@jondennis)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-fails/)
 * Version 1.5.3 of Instapress fails on activation with this error:
 * Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
 * Fatal error: Call-time pass-by-reference has been removed in /home/linweb13/p/
   panachedisplay.co.uk/user/htdocs/site/wp-content/plugins/instapress/instagram.
   php on line 306
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/instapress/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/instapress/)

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 *  [Tim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitrammit/)
 * (@nitrammit)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-fails/#post-4094715)
 * Are you running PHP 5.4?
 * Try this fix:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-instapress-error-when-i-try-to-activate?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-instapress-error-when-i-try-to-activate?replies=7)

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 * Last reply from: [Tim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitrammit/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-install-fails/#post-4094715)
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