Clean install of affiliates tracker,
we try to create an account (from frontend) the site crashed with an error:

0- syntax error, unexpected '.'

it's a joomla 3 install with two languages, we have created two buttons for each lang (one with guest access for account creation, type new account form, one with registered access for accessing the control panel, type conversions)

the message doesn't give any file or anything, if we delete the affiliate tracker part from the url we end up in the site, logged in, can access the panel but as soon as we try to go to 'accounts' under affiliates tracker menu, it crashes again,

the accounts must be validated (it's configured like this, and we want it to be like this ) and we find this happens before validating the affilates accounts, haven't tried anything else yet but this should be working, or in any case redirecting to homepage if it's prepared to let you register for affiliate program but not auto-approval, wouldn't it?

can you please advice as to how to troubleshoot this issue?
many thanks