diff --git a/plugins/NerdPack.plg b/plugins/NerdPack.plg
index 40576419..9d4e65c1 100755
--- a/plugins/NerdPack.plg
+++ b/plugins/NerdPack.plg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE PLUGIN [
 <!ENTITY name      "NerdPack">
 <!ENTITY author    "dmacias72">
-<!ENTITY version   "2016.10.09">
+<!ENTITY version   "2016.10.20">
 <!ENTITY launch    "Settings/&name;">
 <!ENTITY gitURL    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/&author;/unRAID-plugins/master">
 <!ENTITY pluginURL "&gitURL;/plugins/&name;.plg">
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 <PLUGIN name="&name;" author="&author;" version="&version;" launch="&launch;" pluginURL="&pluginURL;">
 
 <CHANGES>
+###2016.10.20
+- fix: php7 compatibility
 ###2016.10.09
 - fix: not creating package directory
 ###2016.10.08
diff --git a/plugins/NerdPack.xml b/plugins/NerdPack.xml
index 43ddec28..01f413b9 100644
--- a/plugins/NerdPack.xml
+++ b/plugins/NerdPack.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ This plugin allows installation of extra packages, mostly CLI, for advanced user
 </Description>
 <Support>http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=37541.0</Support>
 <Icon>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmacias72/unRAID-plugins/master/plugins/NerdPack.png</Icon>
-<Date>2016-10-09</Date>
+<Date>2016-10-20</Date>
 <Changes>
+###2016.10.20
+- fix: php7 compatibility
 ###2016.10.09
 - fix: not creating package directory
 ###2016.10.08
diff --git a/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/DownloadHelpers.php b/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/DownloadHelpers.php
index 2da425cb..8290ab4b 100644
--- a/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/DownloadHelpers.php
+++ b/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/DownloadHelpers.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php
+<?
 // Download a file from given url
 function get_file_from_url($file, $url) {
     $chfile = fopen($file, 'w');
diff --git a/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/PackageQuery.php b/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/PackageQuery.php
index cb88c1c7..fe088cb3 100644
--- a/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/PackageQuery.php
+++ b/source/NerdPack/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/PackageQuery.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php
+<?
 require_once '/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/NerdPackHelpers.php';
 require_once '/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/NerdPack/include/DownloadHelpers.php';
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ foreach ($pkgs_github_array as $pkg_github) {
         $pkg_set = "no";
         foreach ($pkg_cfg as $pkg_key => $pkg_line) {
             if (preg_match('/^'.$pkg_name.'.*/',$pkg_key)){
-                if(sizeof(array_diff(split('-', $pkg_key), split('-', $pkg_name))) < 2 ){
+                if(sizeof(array_diff(explode('-', $pkg_key), explode('-', $pkg_name))) < 2 ){
                     $pkg_set = $pkg_line;
                     break;
                 }