Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in ...... "?:"

Question

I have a problem in a line of my code. On localhost it works smoothly. On host, it displays this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in (..../library.php) on line 94

This is line 94:

$Pay['environment'] = getenv('PAY_ENV') ?: self::PAY_ENV;

PHP Version 5.2.17. Any help would be appreciated.

can try this `$Pay['environment'] = getenv('PAY_ENV') ? '' : self::PAY_ENV;` — Happy Coding, Oct 20 '15 at 03:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 20 '15 at 04:26

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The abreviated ?: syntax was not added until PHP 5.3. You will need to use the full ternary expression. Something like this should work.

$Pay['environment'] = getenv('PAY_ENV') ? getenv('PAY_ENV') : self::PAY_ENV;

answered Oct 20 '15 at 04:26

Jason Desrosiers

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