Title: another parse error installation issue
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# another parse error installation issue

 *  [jthomson3rd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthomson3rd/)
 * (@jthomson3rd)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/)
 * Could somebody help with my installation issue?
    The error must be in my config
   file. I’ve unzipped wordpress a few times. I printed out my server’s MYSQL admin
   info to make sure i did the wordpress config right. Here is the error i keep 
   getting,
 * **Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /homepages/25/d288977833/
   htdocs/wp-includes/option.php on line 225**
 * my error might be in this line
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password_here’); Was I
   supposed to use my FTP password? is the – symbol an allowed character
 * thank you

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2919795)
 * Ask your hosts to ensure that you are running PHP 5.2.4 at the very least.
 *  Thread Starter [jthomson3rd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthomson3rd/)
 * (@jthomson3rd)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2919832)
 * thanks esme.. i found something else to try
    theses lines define(‘AUTH_KEY’, ‘
   put your unique phrase here’); define(‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase
   here’); define(‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’); define(‘NONCE_KEY’,‘
   put your unique phrase here’); define(‘AUTH_SALT’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
   define(‘SECURE_AUTH_SALT’, ‘put your unique phrase here’); define(‘LOGGED_IN_SALT’,‘
   put your unique phrase here’); define(‘NONCE_SALT’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
 * it probably wants a long special character password with no spaces, not a phrase
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2919844)
 * You can get values for those fields via [https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/](https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/)
   But, either way, that won’t be the problem in your current situation. Your hosts’
   server offers both PHP 4 & PHP 5 and this is causing a problem in the install
   process. You need to switch over to PHP 5.
 *  Thread Starter [jthomson3rd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthomson3rd/)
 * (@jthomson3rd)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2920087)
 * well i didn’t get the parse error after following \esmes steps
 * thanks
    instead i got this;
 * Error establishing a database connection
 * This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.
   php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at ‘the hostnane
   i used’. This could mean your host’s database server is down.
 *  Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
    Are you sure that 
   you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is
   running?
 * If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host.
   If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
 * i’m closer,
    i wonder if i use the host name my server provides or the on wordpress
   codex suggests
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2920103)
 * Check your database details with your hosts.
 *  Thread Starter [jthomson3rd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthomson3rd/)
 * (@jthomson3rd)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2920118)
 * my host suggested i try my URL.com inplace of the localhost, but it didnt work
   
   maybe i should use localhost for my host name
 * or maybe there are hidden files from my previous site
 * idk, im using filezilla
 *  Thread Starter [jthomson3rd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jthomson3rd/)
 * (@jthomson3rd)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-parse-error-installation-issue/#post-2920179)
 * it finally worked
 * it was space error
    my bad
 * thanks 4 allthe help

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