Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in C:\xampp\htdocs\

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I tried to clone our online WordPress website to localhost (using XAMPP) by following this tutorial: https://looks-awesome.com/copying-live-wordpress-site-localhost

Everything was easy to understand and went smoothly until I tried to load the website. Whenever I try to open index.php or wp-admin I am shown this error: "Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in C:\xampp\htdocs..." . It references php files for different themes and plugins.

After navigating to the PHP code in question it does indeed seem that the [] operator is being used on strings. Why does this all work fine on our live website but not locally? Is there a way to troubleshoot and fix this?

Thank you for your time!

Check the PHP version.

Ivnhal
– Ivnhal

2018-09-20 17:53:46 +00:00
Commented Sep 20, 2018 at 17:53 — Ivnhal
– Ivnhal, Commented Sep 20, 2018 at 17:53

Oussama · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-20 17:53:44Z

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It is a different version of PHP you are using in your localhost and you are using themes and plugins which are not compatible with php >= 7.1 As of PHP 7.1, php syntax that previously allowed one to simultaneously create a sub-dimension on an array with a element in that new array is not allowed if that array index was set to a string. Downgrade your localhost PHP version to 5.6 and it will work correctly

answered Sep 20, 2018 at 17:53

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