PHP - cannot create array [duplicate]

Question

I downloaded and installed Ampps and now I'm using PHP version 5.3.28. When I try to create array i.e.

$foo = ['bar'];

or

$foo = [];

or

$data = [
    'ts' => time(),
    'ip' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
    'user_id' => @$auth->id,
    'method' => $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'],
    'uri' => $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'],
    'data' => json_encode([
        'get' => $_GET,
        'post' => $post,
    ]),
];

etc. I always got error "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in ...". I didn't change anything. Where is problem and how can I fix it?

Answer 1

Using the syntax [] requires PHP 5.5.0 5.4 and higher, earlier versions have to define arrays as:

$array = array( /* data */);

So, if you wish to use the syntax as exampled. then plan an upgrade to 5.5, otherwise use the alternative method to define an array -- Array Documentation

Answer 2

Try something more explicit like this:

$dataTest = array 
     (
     "ts" => time(),
     "ip" => 7
     );

echo $dataTest["ts"];
echo $dataTest["ip"];