Running on a shared Linux server from IONOS gives Parse error: syntax error

[pixelstuff]

When I tried to run this on a shared Linux server from IONOS I get an error saying:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /ROOTFOLDER/php-malware-scanner/scan.php on line 22

[scr34m]

What is the version of the PHP?

[pixelstuff]

8.0, I think.

[scr34m]

I can't see any problem at line 22. and PHP version 8.0 should works, can you check what you see on line 22. ?

[pixelstuff]

I'm just seeing private $ANSI_GREEN = "\033[32m";

[scr34m]

Then try to remove the content from quotes, but this should be okay on any version of PHP.

[pixelstuff]

Same error.

[scr34m]

Okay i'll check it on a php 8.0

[pixelstuff]

Well I assumed it was 8.0 because that is what IONOS shows for all the domains, however when I run php -v in PUTTY it shows 4.4.9.

I'm not sure what that would be different.

[scr34m]

On 4.4.9 you can get this error maybe you have to call php8.0 or php7.4 or so for newer version.

[pixelstuff]

Ok. Now when setting the PHP version I still get some errors.

With v7.4 I get this: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '033' (T_LNUMBER), expecting identifier (T_STRING) in /ROOTFOLDER/php-malware-scanner/scan.php on line 22

With v8.0 I get this: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected token "\" in /ROOTFOLDER/php-malware-scanner/scan.php on line 22

[scr34m]

Something strange in this system then, it's evaluation the "\033[32m" but doesn't need.

It's works on php 5.6, 7.0-7.4 because i tested.

[pixelstuff]

Those last errors might have been because the quotes were still removed. After putting the quotes back and setting the version to 7.4 it seems to be scanning properly.

[rvalitov]

So all good and you can close this issue then?

[scr34m]

Yes :)