Answers.Body: <p>The Charge plugin requires a minimum of <strong>PHP 5.4</strong>.</p>
  
  <p>The brackets notation for arrays (which is what Charge uses) was added in 5.4.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><a href="http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Contact your hosting provider to find out how to upgrade.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I am using PHP 5.6 it works fine yesterday but when I open it today I got that error.
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Answers.Text: Your post explicitly says you found a message stating "You are using PHP 5.3." I'd recommend you check again.
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Answers.Text: Sorry about that the quote below 'You are using PHP 5.3. The Array Initialization Construct: [] will not work. Instead, use this approach:' is what I just researched in the internet. I am using PHP 5.6 right now.
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Answers.Text: What I'm saying is, I don't think you are. Go to the `/admin/utils/phpinfo` page of your site, and see what it says there. That will tell you which version Craft itself is seeing.
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Answers.Body: <p>Honestly, if you can, I'd upgrade your hosting to use PHP 7. It's about 2x as fast as 5.x, and it's much more modern. PHP 5.3 isn't even supported anymore.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am having a syntax error on my craftCMS website. Hoping someone could help me. </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home16/puresoci/public_html/dev/craft/plugins/charge/ChargePlugin.php on line 14</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here's the line that it is referring to</p>
  
  <pre><code>  craft()-&gt;templates-&gt;hook('charge.prepCpTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpTemplate']);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here's the whole function </p>
  
  <pre><code>public function init()
  {
      craft()-&gt;charge_license-&gt;ping();
  
      if (craft()-&gt;request-&gt;isCpRequest()) {
          $this-&gt;includeCpResources();
          craft()-&gt;templates-&gt;hook('charge.prepCpTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpTemplate']);
          craft()-&gt;templates-&gt;hook('charge.prepCpSettingsTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpSettingsTemplate']);
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I am a beginner on using PHP and I dont know how should I update this. I am using PHP 5.6 right now.</p>
  
Tags: <plugins><craft-pro>
Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '['
ThreadText: # Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '['
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-11)
  
  I am having a syntax error on my craftCMS website. Hoping someone could help me.
  
  > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home16/puresoci/public\_html/dev/craft/plugins/charge/ChargePlugin.php on line 14
  
  Here's the line that it is referring to
  
  ```
    craft()->templates->hook('charge.prepCpTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpTemplate']);
  
  ```
  
  Here's the whole function
  
  ```
  public function init()
  {
      craft()->charge_license->ping();
  
      if (craft()->request->isCpRequest()) {
          $this->includeCpResources();
          craft()->templates->hook('charge.prepCpTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpTemplate']);
          craft()->templates->hook('charge.prepCpSettingsTemplate', [$this, 'prepCpSettingsTemplate']);
      }
  }
  
  ```
  
  But I am a beginner on using PHP and I dont know how should I update this. I am using PHP 5.6 right now.
  
  **Tags:** plugins, craft-pro
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  The Charge plugin requires a minimum of **PHP 5.4**.
  
  The brackets notation for arrays (which is what Charge uses) was added in 5.4.
  
  > <http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php>
  
  Contact your hosting provider to find out how to upgrade.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I am using PHP 5.6 it works fine yesterday but when I open it today I got that error.  
  > **username_1**: Your post explicitly says you found a message stating "You are using PHP 5.3." I'd recommend you check again.  
  > **username_0**: Sorry about that the quote below 'You are using PHP 5.3. The Array Initialization Construct: [] will not work. Instead, use this approach:' is what I just researched in the internet. I am using PHP 5.6 right now.  
  > **username_1**: What I'm saying is, I don't think you are. Go to the `/admin/utils/phpinfo` page of your site, and see what it says there. That will tell you which version Craft itself is seeing.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-11. Score: 1
  
  Honestly, if you can, I'd upgrade your hosting to use PHP 7. It's about 2x as fast as 5.x, and it's much more modern. PHP 5.3 isn't even supported anymore.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Sorry about that the quote below 'You are using PHP 5.3. The Array Initialization Construct: [] will not work. Instead, use this approach:' is what I just researched in the internet. I am using PHP 5.6  
  > **username_0**: I updated my question so everyone will not get confused.  
  
  ---
  
  