Installation error on Laravel 5.3

问题:

I am trying to launch laravel which is locally hosted on my browser but it gives me the following error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.', expecting '&' or variable (T_VARIABLE) in /opt/lampp/htdocs/projects/larawiz/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php on line 475

How can I correct this?

回答1:

Your problem is your version of PHP which I believe you may be using PHP 5.5.

Laravel 5.3 uses the splat operator which is only available in PHP version 5.6

The line you're referring to is : https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.3/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php#L475

Which is outlined as part of 5.6 here: http://php.net/manual/en/migration56.new-features.php

Simply put, you either need to upgrade your version of PHP or move back to Lavavel 5.1 which I believe still supports PHP 5.5

Laravel 5.1 Requirements: https://laravel.com/docs/5.1/installation (PHP >= 5.5.9)

Laravel 5.3 Requirements: https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/installation (PHP >= 5.6.4)