I am trying to install the software and am running into a error when trying to run the install script.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/p/a/t/path123/html/limesurvey/admin/install/index.php on line 41

limesurvey185plus-build7394-20090803

Any help is appreciated.

1. Which PHP version?

2. Which DB version?

3. Please switch on debug mode by adding the following line to your config.php file:
Are there any errors reported?

1). PHP5.2.8
3). MySQL - Database Version:5.0
3). runing debug mode did not indicated any errors, just the same as indicated before.

Thanks

Try to re-upload all the files in binary mode.

Mazi,

Deleting the files and uploading in binary mode did the trick. Thanks for your help.

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Hi,

I have a similar problem to the OP, when I try to run the install script, I get the following error message:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STATIC, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /home/www/web24/html/limesurvey/classes/adodb/adodb.inc.php on line 433

I am using
LimeSurvey Version 1.86 (more specifically: limesurvey186-build7697-20090930)
PHP Version 4.3.11
mySQL Version 5.0.45

I have turned on debug mode, it does not show any errors. And I have tried uploading everything in binary mode, this did also not have any effect. I've even tried using 2 different FTP clients to upload it, both binary.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Generally, if you got such an error message within your PHP Skript:
it is always the same: The PHP-Interpreter can't parse your file because of a Syntax error...

2 Possibilitys:
* you corrupted the File by yourself while editing the file.
* The down- or upload corrupted your files

2 Solutions:
* Correct the Syntax errors
* upload your files again in binary mode.

HiPhil wrote:As noted at the installation instructions Limesurvey 1.86 requires PHP 5, your PHP version is too old.

Hallo, I have same problem during the instalation. But I¨ve allready tryed uploading in binary mode, and both (MySql and Php) are in version higher then required. i've downloaded newest Limesurvey, 2.something beta.
the error message is " Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /3w/wz.cz/l/lukas-kaufman/dotaznik/FirePHPCore/fb.php on line 262 "