Deploy Laravel project on DreamHost server

Question

I am trying to deploy a Laravel (v 5.3) project on the DreamHost server (PHP v 5.5.38).

When I try an artisan command, I get

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.', 
  expecting '&' or variable (T_VARIABLE)
  in /home/laravelProjectName/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php on line 475

Help?

Answer 1

You need PHP version >= 5.6.4. The helpers uses the splat operator (a.k.a. scatter operator):

function name(...$args) {}

This allows you to capture an unlimited number of variables passed as arguments to the function.

name(1, 2, 3, 4);