parse error in php not showing in localhost (xampp) but showing in nginx server

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Can anyone give me a solution for the below lines of code:

 $filteredArray = array_filter($wordArray, function ($x) {
    return !preg_match("/^(.|a|an|and|the|this|at|in|or|of|is|for|to|em|com|be
       |with|href|me|rt|by|np|http|www)$/x", $x);
 });

This line not producing any error in my localhost using XAMPP, but the same line is showing an error in my nginx server (online).

What can I do for this. Why this is showing?

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /hermes/bosweb26c/b2656/nf.theonlytutorialscom/agurchand/solutions/gootwit/test.php on line 10 — agurchand
– agurchand, Commented Apr 26, 2012 at 18:28
What version of PHP is on your nginx server? The anonymous function is only valid in 5.3 — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Apr 26, 2012 at 18:29

Michael Berkowski · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-26 18:31:34Z

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Sounds like your server may not be running PHP 5.3 or later, which is needed to support anonymous functions. Instead, you can create the function and pass it as a callback function string to array_filter().

function wordFilter($x) {
  return !preg_match("/^(.|a|an|and|the|this|at|in|or|of|is|for|to|em|com|be
    |with|href|me|rt|by|np|http|www)$/x", $x);
}

$filtered_array = array_filter($wordArray, 'wordFilter');

answered Apr 26, 2012 at 18:31

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Explosion Pills · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-26 18:31:24Z

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Your version of php on the nginx server is too old to use anonymous functions (closures -- at least PHP 5.3) is required. You can use create_function to create a function in older versions, and that still works in newer versions as well.

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