Phpspreadsheet: A PHP Error was encountered

[danedyy]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /srv/users/gwx-admin-all-service-user/apps/gwxwebapp/public/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php on line 1355
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Warning

Message: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /srv/users/gwx-admin-all-service-user/apps/gwxwebapp/public/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php:1355)

Filename: core/Common.php

Line Number: 570

Backtrace:

A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Parsing Error

Message: syntax error, unexpected '='

Filename: Reader/Xlsx.php

Line Number: 1355

Backtrace:

[marcobalk]

Isn't this because version 1.9 now requires at least PHP 7.1?
I encountered the same problem, and now use version 1.8.2 because upgrading PHP from 7.0 to 7.1+ is not an option at the moment.
In my honest opinion version 1.9 had to be 2.0, because now requiring PHP 7.1+ is a breaking change and not a minor update....

[xiuavier]

I got the same error, unexpected '=', www/test/bd_xqb_php/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xls.php:1092

my server's PHP version is 7.3 , my local computer php version is 7.2, and it works well in my local. I changed my local PHP version to 7.3, and got no error.

I don't know how to fix it, do you have any solutions?

[rkjamvi]

I got the same issue.

Local development = PHP 7.1 and PHPSpreadsheet is 1.9 => Works well
Server = PHP 7.2 => Gives error

PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php on line 1355

[portbury]

I'm getting the same error on PHP 7.3.9, but for a different PhpSpreadsheet file:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in D:\htdocs\vendor\phpoffice\phpspreadsheet\src\PhpSpreadsheet\Calculation\Calculation.php on line 2460

Keeping my PHP version on 7.3 but reverting back to PhpSpreadsheet to 1.8.2 gets me working again for now.

[yahyasarifudin]

Type: ParseError

Message: syntax error, unexpected '='

Filename: /var/www/html/simrs/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php

Line Number: 1355

I got the same issue ->development = PHP 7.1 and PHPSpreadsheet is 1.9

[danedyy]

This error is caused by your PHP version.
use PHP version 7.1 or newer to develop using PhpSpreadsheet.
so check your PHP version and make sure its 7.1 above

[psycheluke]

Got error 'PHP message: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /var/www/html/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php on line 1355n'

Works on XAMPP with PHP version 7.2
I get this error on Ubuntu 16 with PHP version 7.3

[yahyasarifudin]

This error is caused by your PHP version.
use PHP version 7.1 or newer to develop using PhpSpreadsheet.
so check your PHP version and make sure its 7.1 above
i was tray to update my php to 7.2 and 7.3 and im still have an error ini installation phpspreedsheet. i use ubuntu 16

[annisun]

my php version is 7.0 and phpspreadsheet version is 1.9,i got the same error.
so i downgrade the phpspreadsheet 1.8 . it's works fine

[nskarl]

same problem
php 7.3

downgrade to 1.8 solved the bug

[yahyasarifudin]

how to downgrade spreedsheet ? thxs

[MAKS-dev]

You can find all versions in the releases section:
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases

But PHP 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 should work.
If not, install the very latest release and report the exact problem. Reader/Xlsx.php on line 1355 is comment in 1.10.1

[jsquared90]

I received same unexpected "=" error at PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx.php on line 1332. Using 1.11.0. No error on PHP 7.2.10. I get the error on 7.3.6.

[jmcrisostomo]

Got me the same error on version 1.12, PHP 7.0.33 NTS. Downgraded to 1.8.0, worked like a charm.

Works well on Laragon Local PHP 7.0.33 and 7.2.19.

Exception: syntax error, unexpected '=' /var/www/html/form/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php 2495

[RodrigoFraga]

PHP 7.4.6, syntax error, unexpected '='

in Calculation.php line 2460

at Application->handleShutdown()
in RegistersExceptionHandlers.php line 54