I am trying to upgrade from a 3.4.1 to 3.4.2+ moodle version.  It is a working installation.  I have now tried twice to do the upgrade, with a roll-back to the older version in-between.  The older version works, but when I try to run the new instance, it gives the following message:

This page isn’t working

eptdev.eptglobal.co.za is currently unable to handle this request.

I have asked the hosting company to check the log files (Ido not have root access) and they reported as follows:

Hi,

Upon checking I could see the following error message in the logs:

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[28-Apr-2018 11:08:59 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ';' or '{' in /home/eptgldwj/public_html/eptdev/lib/classes/component.php on line 1266
[28-Apr-2018 11:09:00 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ';' or '{' in /home/eptgldwj/public_html/eptdev/lib/classes/component.php on line 1266
[28-Apr-2018 11:10:18 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ';' or '{' in /home/eptgldwj/public_html/eptdev/lib/classes/component.php on line 1266
[28-Apr-2018 11:13:13 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting ';' or '{' in /home/eptgldwj/public_html/eptdev/lib/classes/component.php on line 1266
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Please consult you developer and check for the issue. In case of any further requirements do let me know.

Also, I could see some cgi errors. Hence I have tweaked the values to prevent the same.

Warm Regards,
Ashmita G

Afrihost.com

The line 1264 - 74 :  

* @return array an associative array of components and their corresponding paths.

     */

    public static function get_component_list() : array {

        $components = [];

        // Get all plugins.

        foreach (self::get_plugin_types() as $plugintype => $typedir) {

            $components[$plugintype] = [];

            foreach (self::get_plugin_list($plugintype) as $pluginname => $plugindir) {

                $components[$plugintype][$plugintype . '_' . $pluginname] = $plugindir;

            }

        }

It seems to be a mod issue,  I have checked that the mods are all the same, old and new.

Would anyone be able to assist, please.  

Jan