populating php array variable is not working in godaddy server(php version 5.3.24) works perfectly in localhost

Question

I am trying to create an array by using xml file. but when i run the code in server (php version 5.3.24) am getting an error. But tihis is working perfectly in localhost (php version 5.3.5)

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /home/content/61/10253461/html/crm/xmas/src.php on line 28

the 28th line is $allowed[$i]=(int)$a->attributes()[1]; in the following code

function parcexml(){
$xml=simplexml_load_file("emaillist.xml");
$allowed=array();
$fname=array();
$femail=array();
$f1=array();
$f2=array();
 $i=0;
  foreach($xml->email as $a) {
    $allowed[$i]=(int)$a->attributes()[1];
    $fname[$i]=$a->attributes()[0];
    $femail[$i]=$xml->children()[$i];
    $i++;
}
}

please specify any solution.

Answer 1

Change it to:

function parcexml(){
$xml=simplexml_load_file("emaillist.xml");
$allowed=array();
$fname=array();
$femail=array();
$f1=array();
$f2=array();
 $i=0;
  foreach($xml->email as $a) {
    $temp=(int)$a->attributes();
    $allowed[$i]=$temp[1];
    $fname[$i]=$temp[0];
    $temp=$xml->children();
    $femail[$i]=$temp[$i];
    $i++;
}
}

Answer 2

Function array deferencing is available only from PHP 5.4.0

So on your scenario do like this...

Instead of

$fname[$i]=$a->attributes()[0];

Do like

$v = $a->attributes();
$fname[$i] = $v[0];

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