My server is showing this error repeatedly:
“PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘new’ (T_NEW) in /home/…/bb-settings.php on line 188”

When I look at line 186 thru 190 of bb-settings.php, it shows this statement:

// Setup the global database connection
$bbdb_class = BB_DATABASE_CLASS;
$bbdb =& new $bbdb_class( array(
	'name' => BBDB_NAME,
	'user' => BBDB_USER,

I am trying to troubleshoot what it is about that line with the “new” statement that causes this parse/syntax error repeatedly by the server. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank-you.

[@robin-w Moderator 3 years, 4 months ago]

sorry – whereabouts is the bb-settings.php file?

[@packzap Participant 3 years, 4 months ago]

bb-settings.php is at the root of the install (domain) along with other important bbpress files like bb-edit.php, bb-login.php, bb-post.php, etc . . .

[@robin-w Moderator 3 years, 4 months ago]

ummm…

ok, ether you are using bbpress version 1, which went out of production many years ago or might be a related plugin or part of a wrapper like buddyboss????

bbpress version 2.6.x does not have any files of those names

[@packzap Participant 3 years, 4 months ago]

Ah, so maybe they are legacy files left over from my original bbpress install from years ago. I will try removing them and see what happens. Thanks so much!

[@robin-w Moderator 3 years, 4 months ago]

🙂