# Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-could-not-be-activated-because-it-triggered-a-fatal-error/52922>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Created:** [15. November 2016 um 14:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-could-not-be-activated-because-it-triggered-a-fatal-error/52922 "2016-11-15T14:40:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [15. November 2016 um 14:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-could-not-be-activated-because-it-triggered-a-fatal-error/52922/2 "2016-11-15T14:52:05Z")

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I think it’s because you have an old version of php.

You can either update php or change that to the old syntax,which is something like

```
$options = array();

```

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