syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF) in phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1309) : eval()'d code on line 184

[Danrancan]

Bug Report

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Describe the current, buggy behavior
When running any command from wp cli, I get the following error:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF) in phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1309) : eval()'d code on line 184

I am running wordpress cli on a Ubuntu based LEMP server. My wordpress folder is located at /var/www/example.com.
All of my wordpress files and folders are owned by www-data:www-data except for wp-config.php which is owned by root:root. All of my folders have drwxr-xr-x permissions, and all of my files have -rw-r--r-- permissions, except my wp-config.php file which has -rw-r--r-- permissions.
My wp cli file is located in /usr/local/bin/wp and it is owned by www-data:www-data.

When i run any command including the examples below:

sudo -u www-data wp info
sudo -u www-data wp help cron
wp info
wp help cron

I get the following error:

PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF) in phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(1309) : eval()'d code on line 184

Describe how other contributors can replicate this bug

• You can replicate this by just running any wp cli command in your wordpress directory on Ubuntu 20.04 server

Describe what you expect as the correct outcome

I expect the command to work.

Let us know what environment you are running this on
Ubuntu 20.04 Server on a Raspberry Pi 4 LEMP server.
PHP v7.4
Nginx v1.25.1 Mainline
MariaDB/Mysql Ver 15.1

OS:	Linux 5.4.0-1088-raspi #99-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu Jun 8 06:16:53 UTC 2023 aarch64
Shell:	/usr/sbin/nologin
PHP binary:	/usr/bin/php7.4
PHP version:	7.4.3-4ubuntu2.18
php.ini used:	/etc/php/7.4/cli/php.ini
MySQL binary:	/usr/bin/mysql
MySQL version:	mysql  Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.10.5-MariaDB, for debian-linux-gnu (aarch64) using readline 5.2
SQL modes:
WP-CLI root dir:	phar://wp-cli.phar/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli
WP-CLI vendor dir:	phar://wp-cli.phar/vendor
WP_CLI phar path:	/var/www/example.com
WP-CLI packages dir:
WP-CLI cache dir:	/var/www/.wp-cli/cache
WP-CLI global config:
WP-CLI project config:
WP-CLI version:	2.8.1

[danielbachhuber]

Thanks for the report, @Danrancan

My hunch is that you have a syntax error in your wp-config.php file. Can you share its contents, with any secrets redacted?

[Danrancan]

Sorry this took so long @danielbachhuber. Here you go!

<?php

/**
 * The base configuration for WordPress
 *
 * The wp-config.php creation script uses this file during the
 * installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can
 * copy this file to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values.
 *
 * This file contains the following configurations:
 *
 * * MySQL settings
 * * Secret keys
 * * Database table prefix
 * * ABSPATH
 *
 * @link https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', '******' );
/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', '******' );
/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '***********' );
/** MySQL hostname */
//define( 'DB_HOST', '******' );
// Force connection via UNIX Socket instead of TCPIP for added performance and security
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost:/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' );
/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );
/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define( 'DB_COLLATE', '' );
/**#@+
 * Authentication Unique Keys and Salts.
 *
 * Change these to different unique phrases!
 * You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ WordPress.org secret-key service}
 * You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.
 *
 * @since 2.6.0
 */
define('AUTH_KEY',         '*****************************************************************);
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY',  '*****************************************************************');
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY',    '*****************************************************************);
define('NONCE_KEY',        '*****************************************************************);
define('AUTH_SALT',        '*****************************************************************);
define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', '*****************************************************************);
define('LOGGED_IN_SALT',   '*****************************************************************);
define('NONCE_SALT',       '*****************************************************************);
/**#@-*/
/**
 * WordPress Database Table prefix.
 *
 * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each
 * a unique prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
 */
$table_prefix = '*********_wp_';
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Add any custom values between this line and the "stop editing" line. //
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// DEFAULTS //
//
// Set the Default Theme for Wordpress
define( 'WP_DEFAULT_THEME', 'twentytwenty' );
//
// Set up WP_HOME, WP_SITEURL, and HTTP_HOST to fix errors in WP CLI.
// These lines bellow will get these 3 variables assigned correctly and
// the WP-CLI warnings will disappear...
// ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54805881/wp-cli-avoid-undefined-index-http-host-when-using-http-host-in-wp-config-php
//if ( defined( 'WP_CLI' ) && WP_CLI ) {
//  $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = 'www.example.com';
//}
//
// Set up Wordpress default home & site url Paths
define( 'WP_HOME', 'https://www.example.com' );
define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'https://www.example.com' );
//
// SECURITY //
//
// https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/hardening-wordpress/
// Note that wp-config.php can be stored ONE directory level above the WordPress (where wp-includes resides)
// installation. Also, make sure that only you (and the web server) can read this file
// (it generally means a 400 or 440 permission).
// Dissallow file editing
// The WordPress Dashboard by default allows administrators to edit PHP files, such as
// plugin and theme files. This is often the first tool an attacker will use if able to
// login, since it allows code execution. WordPress has a constant to disable editing
// from Dashboard. Placing this line in wp-config.php is equivalent to removing the
// edit_themes’, ‘edit_plugins’ and ‘edit_files’ capabilities of all users.
// Disable File editing = true, Enable File Editing = false */
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
//
// Require SSL for Admin and logins
define( 'FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true );
//
// Disable Debugging
// Change this to true to enable the display of notices during development.
// It is strongly recommended that plugin and theme developers use WP_DEBUG
// in their development environments.
// For information on other constants that can be used for debugging,
// visit the documentation at
// https://wordpress.org/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/
// Disable debugging = false, Enable Debugging = true */
//define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
//
// DEBUGGING //
//
// Enable WP_DEBUG mode (Remember to disable WP_DEBUG=false in the above security section)
//define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
//define('WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true);
//
// Enable Debug logging to the /wp-content/debug.log file
//define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
//
// Change Debug log file path
//define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', '/var/log/wordpress/example.com.error.log' );
//
// Disable display of errors and warnings
//define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
//@ini_set( 'display_errors', 0 );
//
// Use dev versions of core JS and CSS files (only needed if you are modifying these core files or trying to debug a wp plugin or javascript): default is true
//define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );
//
// CACHING //
//
// Allow flyingpress to cache pages
//define('WP_CACHE', true); // Added by FlyingPress
//
// Allow Nginx Helper Plugin to purge cache without ngx_cache_purge module
//define('RT_WP_NGINX_HELPER_CACHE_PATH', '/var/www/fastcgi_cache/example.com');
define('RT_WP_NGINX_HELPER_CACHE_PATH', '/var/www/cache/fastcgi_cache/example.com');
//
// PLUGINS //
//
// PLUGIN - Error Log Monitor
// Enable error logging for error log monitor plugin
// Dont forget to comment out "WP_DEBUG=false" in the // SECURITY settings when enabling this plugin
// Don't forget to uncomment "WP_DEBUG=false" in the // SECURITY settings when disabling this plugin
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
@ini_set('log_errors', 'On');
@ini_set('error_log', '/var/log/wordpress/example.com.error_log_monitor.php.error.log');
//
// Don't show errors to site visitors.
@ini_set('display_errors', 'Off');
if ( !defined('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY') ) {
	define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);
}
//
// PLUGIN - WP-Offload-Media
// This code will connect wordpress to your AWS S3 Storage for
// offloading Video Files to Amazon.
define( 'AS3CF_SETTINGS', serialize( array(
    'provider' => 'aws',
    'access-key-id' => '****************',
    'secret-access-key' => '****************************',
) ) );
//
// OTHER //
//
// Automatic Databse Optimizing (use this temporarily, when wordpress is corrupt)
//define( 'WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true );
//
// Set the environment type (local, development, staging, production)
define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'production' );
//
// Enable php execution time other than 0
set_time_limit(7200);
//
// Fix To WordPress Asking For FTP Credentials during update - Force Direct Filesystem Method
// https://gigapress.net/wordpress-asking-for-ftp-credentials/
define('FS_METHOD','direct');
//
// Change the autosave interval in Wordpress
//define( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 210 ); // = every five minutes
//
// Increase max ram usage in Wordpress (only necessary for example2.com=64M, & example3.com=256M)
//define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');
//
// Deactivate Wordpress Cron in favor of real cron jobs
define( 'DISABLE_WP_CRON', true );
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/////////////////// That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. //////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Absolute path to the WordPress directory
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	define( 'ABSPATH', __DIR__ . '/' );
}
// Sets up WordPress vars and included files
require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php';