Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR Revisited!

[madc]

When trying to access the FO of my website that I recently moved from localhost to the hosting server I keep on getting tthe following error message (the display_errors flag is enabled) and a blank page:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in /home2/madc/public_html/override/controllers/front/IndexController.php on line 63

 

Line 63 of IndexController.php (method that overwrites the core file IndexController.php) reads as follows:

......

this->context->smarty->assign(array(

'HOOK_TOPCART' => Hook::exec('TopCart'),

'HOOK_HOME' => Hook::exec('home'),

'HOOK_HEAD_HOME' => Hook::exec('headHome'),

'HOOK_LEFT_BOTT' => Hook::exec('LeftColBot'),

'homeCategories' => Category::getHomeCategories(1),

'currentHomeCategoryId' => $currentHomeCategoryId

));

.......

The website works fine in the localhost, but after migrating to my hosting server I can only access the backoffice. I am using the version 1.5.3.0 of Prestashop and on the hostserver the PHP version is 5.3.26. I already tried to read other forum topics also related to the same error, but they all were related to the index.php file instead. Also I contacted my hosting helpdesk but they could not help me with this issue. I also tried to comment-out the line 63, but then I got again a blank page with the text "Overridden Method".

 

Could anyone help me with this problem, I am getting quite frustated, and want to avoid as much as possible a fresh installation and having to fill up my database all over again.

[madc]

Anyone any suggestion on this problem ??