Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR

[P.Anthony]

I'm getting the following error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /home/somename/public_html/forum/install/index.php on line 8


Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /home/somename/public_html/forum/index.php on line 11

I have uploaded the "upload" contents 3 times already and the problem persists.

Server details:

cPanel Version​

11.28.75

Apache version​

1.3.42

PHP version​

5.2.9

MySQL version​

4.1.22-standard

Architecture​

i686

Operating system​

linux

Perl version​

5.8.8

Kernel version​

2.6.18-194.11.3.el5PAE

 

[Paul B]

MySQL 5.0 or higher is required to run XenForo.

The requirements and a test script are here: http://xenforo.com/purchase/

 

[P.Anthony]

Thanks for the quick reply. I completely missed that. Hopefully, my client will consider upgrading to a VPS.

 

[Mike]

I also think that PHP version may not be correct, as that error comes up before any MySQL stuff is involved. It seems to indicate a much older version of PHP being used, possibly even PHP 4.