I get syntax error when run my app ( unexpected ':', expecting '{' ) in helpers.php on line 6 about laravel-activitylog HOT 5 CLOSED

Probably your cron jobs are still using an old PHP version.

Inside a cronjob try running this code (typed up quick, not tested)

<?php
ob_start();
phpinfo();
$phpinfoContents = ob_get_contents();
ob_clean();
file_put_contents('path_to_a_file', $phpinfoContents);

Of course change that path_to_a_file to something real.

Check the PHP version in that file.

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It looks like you are using PHP5 instead of PHP7 which is not supported by laravel-activitylog.

If you cannot upgrade to PHP7 then I suggest using my backport of laravel-activitylog which works with PHP5 laravel-activitylog-backport

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I'm having this problem also. I'm running on php 7. Here is my php -v result
PHP 7.0.15 (cli) (built: Feb 13 2017 10:30:54) ( NTS ) Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group Zend Engine v3.0.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies with Zend OPcache v7.0.15, Copyright (c) 1999-2017, by Zend Technologies with Xdebug v2.4.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2016, by Derick Rethans

By the way this only happens when I'm running cron jobs. :(. Please help

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oh its showing
phpinfo() PHP Version => 5.6.30

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