Fatal error message

Hi @emenster

Can you please let us know what PHP version you are using at your site? You can ask this information from your host if you’re not aware of it.

php version 5.4

Hi @emenster

Thank you for the information.

May we ask where did you get the PHP version from? Is it coming from your host?

If so, can you please confirm that it is the actual version of PHP you are using currently at your site?

For example simply do:

<?php echo PHP_VERSION; ?>

anywhere on your site and let us know what the output of that is?

If you’re not sure how to do the above, here is a link that might help you to get the PHP version.

Or you can just simply use this plugin.

I’m at Host Gator

PHP ver 5.2.17

Hi @emenster,

Then there is your problem. WP RSS Aggregator requires PHP 5.3.9 or higher to run as is explained here.

Can you please ask your host provider to upgrade your PHP to a more recent version?

Same issue here at Bluehost running PHP 5.6.29.

What’s odd is that I created a new site over HTTP, installed the WP RSS Aggregator plugin, and it worked fine. Then, I activated the free SSL certificate, switched to HTTPS, and then it threw a 500 error. After deleting the plugin and reinstalling, I’m now getting the same error after activating the plugin:

“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /home1/coryklei/public_html/bourbonblvd/wp-content/plugins/wp-rss-aggregator/wp-rss-aggregator.php on line 131”

Any ideas what I can try? I’m very interested in purchasing but want to make sure it all works first. ??

Hi @coryinthelou

The problem you have is usually caused by the PHP version that runs under the minimal requirement.

Please try to confirm if your site really got that PHP version (5.6.29) by following this guide.

Also, you were saying that you were able to use the Core plugin once. Then, it changed after you activated the SSL etc.

Since the problem most likely related to a change in your server, can you please ask and confirm your host provider regarding this issue? They might have found something that causing this issue.

Aha! Sigh, it appears that I also have WP 5.2.17. Guess I’ll have to ask them to upgrade!

Hi @coryinthelou

Thank you for confirming your PHP version (we believe when you say ‘WP’ 5.2.17, it’s actually ‘PHP’ 5.2.17 ?? )

Yes, please ask your host provider if they’re able to upgrade it for you.

Hopefully, it would resolve your issue.

Yes, I meant PHP 5.2.17. Haste makes waste, and all that.

Suddenly your plugin is working again after submitting the support request to Bluehost, despite no intervention (so they say) by them. They maintain that the PHP version is actually 5.6.29, despite the version check in the page reporting 5.2.17. Any idea why there would be such a discrepancy?

Hi @coryinthelou,

To be honest, we don’t know for sure how things happen under the hood of your server setup.

The most important thing is you can get the plugin back running again and your host support are always there whenever you need them.

But if you’d like to really know the reason, you can try to ask them again ??

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It would be greatly appreciated by the whole team.

Have a great day!