Parse error with Ocean-Extra Plug in

  • Resolved mvpinfl

    (@mvpinfl)


    6 years, 8 months ago

    I have just downloaded WordPress and am trying to see if I can use it to replace Muse. I was following a video tutorial that recommended the OceanWP theme, so I installed it and the Ocean Extra Plug In. Once I installed the plug in, I got the below error message and could no longer get into WordPress.

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/thepre6/public_html/wp_site/wp-content/plugins/ocean-extra/includes/dashboard.php on line 49

    I uninstalled it and tried again. All was well until I activated the plug in. Should I just give up on that plug in, or is there a way to fix the problem?

    I was hoping that WordPress would be the solution to my website software replacement; but totally losing the site and having to reinstall with a simple error like this does concern me. Is this a common problem with WordPress?

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  • Plugin Author oceanwp

    (@oceanwp)

    Hello, you have this problem because you are on a very old PHP version, upgrade to at least PHP 7.0, that will fix the issue ??

    Thread Starter mvpinfl

    (@mvpinfl)

    Thank you so much for your reply. I am on WP 4.9.4, the latest version. Yesterday, I downloaded Oceanwp version 1.5.10 and Ocean Extra plugin version 1.4.10. Should I have downloaded something different; and if so, where can I get it?

    I apologize for being ignorant on a PHP version; but I have been using Dreamweaver for my site and had just started using Muse, before it was cancelled. I am assuming that the dashboard.php file is what you are talking about; but I would have thought that the latest version would have been included in the plugin download. Any help would be most appreciated. I really want to like WordPress and this has been most frustrating.

    Thread Starter mvpinfl

    (@mvpinfl)

    By the way, I did find that I was able to use WP after just deleting the plugin; which was much better than what I thought was happening. So I can use WP, just not the Oceanwp theme that I need with the tutorial.

    Thread Starter mvpinfl

    (@mvpinfl)

    I have found that my hosts PHP is Running PHP version: 5.3.27. That apparently is my problem. I have asked that they update it.

    Over time, I am learning. Thanks for letting me know what the problem was.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by mvpinfl.
    Plugin Author oceanwp

    (@oceanwp)

    Hello, yes the PHP version is the problem ??
    Tell your host to upgrade to the latest version and everything will work perfectly ??

    Thread Starter mvpinfl

    (@mvpinfl)

    They are moving me to a different server today that has version 7 on it. Thank you so much for your assistance on this. If I hadn’t asked, I never would have known what the problem was. I am looking forward to using Oceanwp.

    Plugin Author oceanwp

    (@oceanwp)

    You’re welcome ??

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