Problem with Elgg

[Jordan L.]

Hey

I was reading one of Rob's posts and he mentioned Elgg. So I decided to give it a try.

After uploading it and going to the site, I got this error:

Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NEW in /home/pyrit0/public_html/hardstyleforums/crews/engine/start.php on line 106

Has anyone ever had this problem, or know the solution?
Thanks.

[RPicard]

Post line 106 of that particular file.

[Jordan L.]

Code:

                throw new InstallationException("Elgg could not load the settings file.");

[RPicard]

Are you sure? That's line 209 for me. Line 106 is blank.

[Jordan L.]

Yep.

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[RPicard]

Installation breaks with "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NEW"
Elgg is not running under PHP 5.
Remember, PHP has three components - the php module, php cli and php cgi. Running php -v on the console and getting 5.x.x back does not necessarily mean that the apache module is running PHP 5!
Confirm you have PHP 5 installed and activated as an apache module.

[Jordan L.]

Oh, I see.
Sorry, I'm kinda new to hosts 'n stuff, how do I upgrade to PHP 5?

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Ah, dw. Got it. Works fine now. Thanks Rob

[RPicard]

No problem. Happy to help.