Adding WP Post Types: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION

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I’m currently studying WordPress and want to create a custom Post Type and have copied code from a tutorial that I am following. The code in the tutorial works but when I copy/paste it into custom page template, I get the following error:

“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in
/home/databasename/public_html/wptheme/demo/wp-content/themes/name/albums.php
on line 3”

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I have Googled the issue for hours and there are multiple options but the issue is that I am a beginner and don’t know exactly what to change. I know that the problem is on line 3 but that’s it. Shown below is my code that is located in my custom page template. Any help would be greatly appreciated! 

 <?php 

    add_action('init', function() { /*this is line 3*/
    register_post_type( 'album', array(
        'public' => true,
        'label' => 'Album',
        'labels' => array('add_new_item' => 'Add New Album')
        'supports' => array('title', 'editor'),
        'taxonomies' => array('post_tag')
    )); 
});
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  1. You are running an outdated version of php, i.e. php <5.3, which does not support anonymous functions which are used in this code.

    While you could rewrite the code to use a named function, or create_function, you should really just update your php installation to a version from this decade. php 5.2 (or even older versions) is not supported anymore, and therefore insecure.

    Additionally, your code is missing a comma at the end of one of the lines:

        'labels' => array('add_new_item' => 'Add New Album')
//                                                      ^^