The author is probably using an older version of MySQL server that does not have 'recursive' as a reserved keyword. You should contact him about getting a new package ASAP.

Maybe your hosting provider updated their MariaDB server software?

You can try just moving the package directory up one level (i.e. /path/to/your/site/page_password/ instead of /path/to/your/site/packages/page_password/

Of course, you will have no protected pages at that point (you could temporarily change permissions). Probably better than no site at all.

If you are comfortable editing code you could change recursive to `recursive` (note the backticks) in src/Models/ (2 files).

It would be better if the developer changed the field name to recurse or recurziv or something in the database itself...

Hi, sorry for late reply. Your provider probably updated Mysql to MariaDB as Jasteele12 stated. You can download an updated package here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CA6Om_dx9jQt8g6EbFT2ZV9grYdQrqC8/vi...

Let me know if you have any problem with this package.

Regards

Nicola

Thanks! How do I install this package without access to the dashboard? (I am not a programmer). I'm sure there's a path through cPanel, but I lack that knowledge.

Hi, sure, you can just replace the package (after unzipping it) with the files already present in the packages folder.
If you have any problem you can remove the folder named page_password inside packages/ and upload this new one.

You should be able to do that using the cPanel file manager or through an ftp client.

Thanks
Regards
Nicola