title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[', expecting ')'
body: <p>Am running PHP Version 5.2.17 i got this error on below code</p>
  
  <pre><code>        // member information
          $json = json_encode([
              'email_address' =&gt; $email,
              'status'        =&gt; '',
          ]);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Am stuck don't know what wrong with my code, any help is appreciated</p>