Title: after update compat.php error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# after update compat.php error

 *  [flwebnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flwebnet/)
 * (@flwebnet)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-compatphp-error/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I updated wordpress. Now I get this message. I have tried removing the ‘)’ as
   suggested by the error message (Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’ in /
   data/27/1/39/128/1202780/user/1281666/htdocs/wp-includes/compat.php on line 97)
   and I just get another error message. I reinstalled wp-includes as suggested 
   in some forums, but it did not work.
 * How can I fix this, please?
    Dennis

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 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-compatphp-error/#post-5123444)
 * What version of WordPress were you updating to?
 * Did you post this in alpha/beta.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-compatphp-error/#post-5123451)
 * In general, it helps to make sure you go through the normal debugging steps. 
   Have you tried:
    - flushing any caching plugins you might be running, as well as server and/or
      browser caches.
    - deactivating all plugins (yes, all) to see if this resolves the problem. If
      this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic
      plugin(s). If you can’t get into your admin dashboard, try resetting the plugins
      folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin (read [“How to deactivate all plugins when you can’t log in to wp-admin”](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
      if you need help). Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
      problems. Also remember to deactivate any plugins in the mu-plugins folder.
      The easiest way is to rename that folder to mu-plugins-old
    - switching to the Twenty Fourteen theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
      If you can’t log in to change themes, you can remove the theme folders via
      FTP so the only one is `twenty fourteen`. That will force your site to use
      it.
    - manually upgrading. When all else fails, download a fresh copy of the latest.
      zip file of WP (top right on this page) to your computer, and use that to 
      copy up. You may need to delete the wp-admin and wp-includes folders on your
      server. Read the [Manual Update directions first](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update).
 *  Thread Starter [flwebnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flwebnet/)
 * (@flwebnet)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-compatphp-error/#post-5123457)
 * I am currently restoring my website to last week.

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 * [compatphp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/compatphp/)

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/after-update-compatphp-error/#post-5123457)
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