syntax error, unexpected token “=”, expecting identifier

Description

In this error, the declared optin name value has been removed. It could be strict_types, ticks or encoding.

Example

<?php

declare(= 1);

declare(= 'iso-8859-1');

?>

Solutions

  • Add strict_types before the = operator.

  • Add ticks before the = operator.

  • Add encoding before the = operator.

  • Remove the declare call.