Unexpected :

1. PHP 8 named parameter syntax

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP to PHP 8.8.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in in the order they are expected)

2. Cropped class :: separator

An error message that begins Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' can be caused by mistakenly writing a class static reference Class::$Variable as Class:$Variable.

Unexpected :

1. PHP 8 named parameter syntax

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP to PHP 8.0.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in the order they are expected)

2. Cropped class :: separator

An error message that begins Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' can be caused by mistakenly writing a class static reference Class::$Variable as Class:$Variable.

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP to PHP 8.8.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in in the order they are expected)

Unexpected :

1. PHP 8 named parameter syntax

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP to PHP 8.8.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in in the order they are expected)

2. Cropped class :: separator

An error message that begins Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' can be caused by mistakenly writing a class static reference Class::$Variable as Class:$Variable.

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP tp PHP 8.8.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in in the order they are expected)

unexpected ':', expecting ',' or ')'

If attempting to use PHP 8's new named parameter functionality in a version of PHP < 8 this error will occur:

$table->string(column:'Name');

Solutions:

1. Upgrade your version of PHP to PHP 8.8.0 or higher
2. Do not use named parameters (pass the parameters in in the order they are expected)