Title: Technical Difficulties Error
Last modified: September 5, 2019

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# Technical Difficulties Error

 *  Resolved [lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * (@lrenyoung)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/)
 * As soon as I click activate, I get this error:
 * The site is experiencing technical difficulties. Please check your site admin
   email inbox for instructions.
 * I am not getting an email so I don’t know how to further troubleshoot this.

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 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11904491)
 * [@lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/),
 * Sorry that you are experiencing the issue. We are debugging the cause. What PHP
   version are you using?
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * (@lrenyoung)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11904616)
 * Thank you. PHP 5.6
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11904667)
 * [@lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/),
 * I’m not able to replicate. It might be related to a PHP bug that is present on
   outdated PHP versions. What is the third number on your PHP version? I’ve tested
   on PHP 5.6.20 and there was no error.
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * (@lrenyoung)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11907332)
 * 5.6.40
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11909310)
 * Hello [@lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * I trust you’re doing well!
 * I’ve tested the Hummingbird with PHP version 5.6.40 and could not replicate the
   issue. Please run a full test for a conflict with another plugin
 * – Deactivate all plugins and activate the Hummingbird.
    – If all will be well,
   start activating one plugin at a time, till the issue will be back.
 * This way, you will locate which plugin is conflicting with Hummingbird.
 * If the issue still persist, please enable debug mode. Add the following lines
   in the wp-condif.php file:
 *     ```
       define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
       define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
       ```
   
 * Please make sure that you insert these lines above `/* That's all, stop editing!
   Happy blogging. */` in the wp-config.php file. Activate the plugin to recreate
   the error, this way all errors will be saved in the debug.log file inside the`/
   wp-content/` directory. Please share the error from the debug.log file with us.
 * Let us know how it went!
 * Kind regards,
    Nastia
 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11909355)
 * Hello there [@lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * Please try upgrading the PHP version to a higher one. If you’re not sure how 
   to do this, please contact your hosting provider so they could do this for you!
 * Let us know if this will resolve the issue!
 * Kind regards,
    Nastia
 *  [Anton Vanyukov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanyukov/)
 * (@vanyukov)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11916363)
 * A new plugin version is available with the fix for the issue. Please update.
 * Best regards,
    Anton
 *  Thread Starter [lrenyoung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrenyoung/)
 * (@lrenyoung)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11918807)
 * Thanks so much! The updated version works great

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/technical-difficulties-error/#post-11918807)
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