So ive just installed this forum on ubuntu i get this error after installing Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /var/www/forum/sys/vendor/illuminate/database/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php on line 979

But i can still access the admin panel

I've installed 5.6 and still get the error i've also reinstalled the forum!!!
Server version: Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu)
Server built: Jul 22 2014 14:37:02

PHP 5.6.1 (cli) (built: Oct 13 2014 19:43:45)
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.6.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies

for a quick fix, open file

/var/www/forum/sys/vendor/illuminate/database/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php

replace line 979 with the following code:

$this->groups = array_merge((array) $this->groups, is_array($arg) ? $arg : array($arg));

what I did was changed the syntax to an older format.

PHP 5.6.1 (cli) (built: Oct 13 2014 19:43:45)

you have the Latest PHP-CLI but the PHP module running on the Apache is still old.

to confirm the PHP version, just create a file named test.php with the following code

<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

and execute it in the browser, check if you have, atleast PHP 5.4

Just to make sure that in future also all scripts work well, update php and all before u move forward with launch of the site. Its always good to have the latest version of php node.js and all.

I did the PHP-CLI update and it messed up my apache cant start my apache now

!! avinash have you got skype or steam?
ok sent my functions to this like you said
{
$type = 'basic';

    $this->groups = array_merge((array) $this->groups, is_array($arg) ? $arg : array($arg));

    $this->havings[] = compact('type', 'column', 'operator', 'value', 'boolean');

    $this->addBinding($value, 'having');

    return $this;
}

this is how it should be? gonna test it now