Akeeba Backup for Joomla!

Friday, 30 April 2010 09:20 CDT

user10337

I keep getting the following error on my cron backup: "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /home/user/site.com/administrator/components/com_akeeba/akeeba/factory.php on line 33

Any ideas??

PHP 5.2.13
Joomla 1.5.15

Friday, 30 April 2010 11:45 CDT

user10337

Sunday, 02 May 2010 07:58 CDT

dlb

That error indicates that your php version is too old. It should not happen with php 5.2.13. Please double check your php version on your Joomla! installation, on the back end, under the help menu item. That will tell you what version of php Joomla! thinks you're running. Many hosts offer more than one version of php, the versions can be switched in the .htaccess file, for example.

Dale L. Brackin
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Sunday, 02 May 2010 09:09 CDT

user10337

That was my first thought too but I checked and PHP version is correct. Any other ideas?

Sunday, 02 May 2010 11:26 CDT

dlb

Yep, same idea I always have when I run out of ideas. :) I'll ask Nicholas.

Dale L. Brackin
Support Specialist

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Monday, 03 May 2010 22:46 CDT

nicholas

The only way to get this error is a PHP version mismatch. I've checked on a local host with PHP 5.2.13 and 5.2.4 (since I couldn't read the image very clear, I tested both) and Akeeba Backup works. Most probably your host assigns the PHP version using special .htaccess directives. In this case, it is possible that scripts on one page use PHP 5 and scripts on another page use PHP 4. You should file a support ticket with your host asking them the necessary steps to enable PHP 5 throughout your site.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Tuesday, 04 May 2010 11:13 CDT

user10337

I can run backups no problem. It is only when trying to run and automated backup from a cron job that causes the error.

Just sent you message to my host to see what they say about PHP on their back end.

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 21:59 CDT

nicholas

That explains it all! The command-line version of PHP is not always the same as the one used in the web server. Some hosts have a PHP4 binary named "php" and a PHP5 binary named "php5". Your host's support should point you to the correct one.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 04:37 CDT

user10337

That did it. Host let me know that they use usr/local/bin/php to point to the PHP4 binary and usr/local/php5/bin/php for PHP5. Adding that solved the problem. Thanks!

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 22:03 CDT

nicholas

You're welcome :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Saturday, 04 June 2011 11:49 CDT

user11859

Just a quick note to let you know that the answer to this post helped me too :).

Saturday, 04 June 2011 11:52 CDT

nicholas

You're welcome :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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