Getting a syntax error from the 'Stripe.php' file

Question

After successfully testing the Stripe Checkout in localhost, I uploaded the pertinent files to my web hosting site, but am now encountering this error as soon as I enter it's 'home' page:

Line 204:

self::$appInfo = self::$appInfo ?: [];

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /.../Stripe.php on line 204

The website is up to date regarding the SSL and my web hosting service is Web Hosting Hub. I have also not modified anything from the Stripe.php file that is included in the library.

Is it not as cut-and-dry to set up the live version of Stripe Checkout as I thought after doing some local testing?

What version of php is running on the server? Looks like a version that doesn't understand `[]` is an array. — Federico klez Culloca, Jun 19 '18 at 08:49
[As of PHP 5.4 you can also use the short array syntax, which replaces array() with \[\]](http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php) — DarkBee, Jun 19 '18 at 08:51
@FedericoklezCulloca The server is on version 7.0. However, when I created the phpinfo file in my domain, it appeared as 5.3 — Carlo Rodriguez, Jun 19 '18 at 09:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 19 '18 at 09:06

As the comments say.

Since PHP 5.4, you can use the short version on an array [] As per Stripe's official PHP github repository, the minimum requirement is PHP 5.4.

If you have commandline access to your server you can use php -v to find out the version of your php. If not, you can upload a file with this inside:

<?php
phpinfo();

When you visit that file in your web browser it will tell you the version of your PHP. For example:

Getting a syntax error from the 'Stripe.php' file

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