Code difference between PHP 5.3.10 and PHP 5.3.29

Question

I need to make an HTTP call from a PHP script. I've tested it on my personal domain (running PHP 5.3.29) and it's all ok. When I've moved it on my customer domain (running PHP 5.3.10) the script starts having some problem.

In particular, this is the code that generate the error:

function BuildPlayFabHttpHeaders($i_PlayFabSecretKey) {

    $headers = [
        "Content-Type: application/json",
        "X-SecretKey: $i_PlayFabSecretKey"
    ];

    return $headers;
}

I think the problem is with that kind of declaration, but I'm not a php expert. Can anyone help me to get this running on PHP 5.3.10?

Try declaring your `$headers` variable with `array()` instead of `[]` — aynber, Dec 13 '17 at 17:04
The most important thing here is to get your php versions updated to one that's still being supported. 5.6 minimum. — whitwhoa, Dec 13 '17 at 17:04
@commanderZiltoid it's important to realize that different companies support different versions, so it's best not to blindly recommend minimum versions. I.E. Redhat still supports PHP 5.3 on RHEL6 and PHP 5.4 on RHEL7. — Devon Bessemer, Dec 13 '17 at 17:08
Thank you all for help. I solved the problem replacing [..] with array(). — erre, Dec 13 '17 at 20:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 17:06

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This wouldn't have worked on PHP 5.3.29 since the short array syntax [..] was introduced in PHP 5.4.

For anything under 5.4, you must use:

array(
    key  => value,
    key2 => value2,
    key3 => value3,
    ...
)

My assumption is your tests weren't actually using the PHP 5.3.29 binary but some other version installed on the system.

answered Dec 13 '17 at 17:06

Devon Bessemer

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Thanks Devon, you were right. I have changed syntax and it works! Only one thing, on my domain dashboard (I've bought it on Aruba) I see PHP version: 5.3.29. So I believe that 5.3.29 supports [..] syntax. Anyway, thank you again. – erre Dec 13 '17 at 20:00

Code difference between PHP 5.3.10 and PHP 5.3.29

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