PHP 5.X Support – namespace – CF7 v5.5

I have the same problem. Several sites are down.

Hello, same here, PHP 5.6 .. FATAL ERROR ..

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'namespace' (T_NAMESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) in /wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/rest-api.php on line 15

+1 Same error ??

Same issue after updating Contact Form 7. The error locks me out of my dashboard.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by tylerduchaine.

Same issue after updating Contact Form 7. Using PHP 5.6.

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'namespace' (T_NAMESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING) in /wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/rest-api.php on line 15

Hi, the same problem, my site is down. Using PHP 5.6.

An error of type E_PARSE was caused in line 15 of the file /home/telenova/web/telenova.bg/public_html/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/rest-api.php. Error message: syntax error, unexpected ‘namespace’ (T_NAMESPACE), expecting identifier (T_STRING)

@takayuki Miyoshi, Please support.

Moderator note: Everyone who’s “me, too’d” on this topic: PHP 5.6 is no longer supported by WordPress.

See https://www.ads-software.com/support/update-php/

as well as host-specific info:

https://github.com/WordPress/servehappy-resources/blob/master/tutorials/hosting-specific/tutorials-en.md

You should be on PHP 7.4 *at the very least*.

WordPress also says

Note: If you are in a legacy environment where you only have older PHP or MySQL versions, WordPress also works with PHP 5.6.20+ and MySQL 5.0+, but these versions have reached official End Of Life and as such may expose your site to security vulnerabilities.

https://www.ads-software.com/about/requirements/

You’ll find many plugins and themes have moved beyond 5.6. Best to keep up!

@sterndata have you ever seen wordpress statistics https://www.ads-software.com/about/stats/ ? don’t destroy about 10 % websites ..

Apparently the earlier update broke in PHP8
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/fatal-error-with-recent-update-3/
so maybe, just maybe, the developers of CF7 did not intend this to happen?

5.6 is insecure and past EOL. I’m closing this topic. If, after updating PHP, anyone continues to have a problem with this plugin, please *start your own topic* at https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/contact-form-7/ and don’t jump in on anyone else’s.

Note that I am not associated with the plugin’s support or development.