Title: Cannot log back in: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected under function.php
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot log back in: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected under function.php

 *  Resolved [genesisjin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genesisjin/)
 * (@genesisjin)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-back-in-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-under-functionphp/)
 * Hi everyone,
 * I’ve having a freak issue on my website [http://www.optimizestrength.com](http://www.optimizestrength.com)
   
   As you can see, once you go to the site, I get the following error:
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home1/drginphd/public_html/wp-
   > content/themes/Underfire/functions.php on line 233
 * I was trying to delete an [empty] tag that was appearing under my categories/
   archive and tried to add a code to solve it at the end of my function.php.
 * Something went terribly wrong after I deleted the line ( I added that code to
   the very end [line 233] ) and now the Parse error appears. I assume I must have
   deleted something important on accident.
 * Here is the full code of my function.php doc:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
        * web2feel functions and definitions
        *
        * @package web2feel
        * @since web2feel 1.0
        */
   
       /**
        * Set the content width based on the theme's design and stylesheet.
        *
        * @since web2feel 1.0
        */
   
       add_theme_support('custom-background');
   
       require_once('class-tgm-plugin-activation.php');
   
       include ( 'getplugins.php' );
       include ( 'aq_resizer.php' );
       include ( 'slide.php' );
       include ( 'guide.php' );
   
       /* Theme updater */
       require 'updater.php';
       $example_update_checker = new ThemeUpdateChecker(
               'Underfire',                                            //Theme folder name, AKA "slug".
               'http://www.fabthemes.com/versions/underfire.json' //URL of the metadata file.
       );
   
       if ( ! isset( $content_width ) )
               $content_width = 640; /* pixels */
   
       if ( ! function_exists( 'web2feel_setup' ) ):
       /**
        * Sets up theme defaults and registers support for various WordPress features.
        *
        * Note that this function is hooked into the after_setup_theme hook, which runs
        * before the init hook. The init hook is too late for some features, such as indicating
        * support post thumbnails.
        *
        * @since web2feel 1.0
        */
       function web2feel_setup() {
   
               /**
                * Custom template tags for this theme.
                */
               require( get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php' );
   
               /**
                * Custom functions that act independently of the theme templates
                */
               //require( get_template_directory() . '/inc/tweaks.php' );
   
               /**
                * Custom Theme Options
                */
               //require( get_template_directory() . '/inc/theme-options/theme-options.php' );
   
               /**
                * Make theme available for translation
                * Translations can be filed in the /languages/ directory
                * If you're building a theme based on web2feel, use a find and replace
                * to change 'web2feel' to the name of your theme in all the template files
                */
               load_theme_textdomain( 'web2feel', get_template_directory() . '/languages' );
   
               /**
                * Add default posts and comments RSS feed links to head
                */
               add_theme_support( 'automatic-feed-links' );
   
               /**
                * Enable support for Post Thumbnails
                */
               add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
   
               /**
                * This theme uses wp_nav_menu() in one location.
                */
               register_nav_menus( array(
                       'primary' => __( 'Primary Menu', 'web2feel' ),
               ) );
   
               /**
                * Add support for the Aside Post Formats
                */
               add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array( 'aside', ) );
       }
       endif; // web2feel_setup
       add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'web2feel_setup' );
   
       /**
        * Register widgetized area and update sidebar with default widgets
        *
        * @since web2feel 1.0
        */
       function web2feel_widgets_init() {
               register_sidebar( array(
                       'name' => __( 'Sidebar', 'web2feel' ),
                       'id' => 'sidebar-1',
                       'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
                       'after_widget' => '</aside>',
                       'before_title' => '<h1 class="widget-title">',
                       'after_title' => '</h1>',
               ) );
   
               register_sidebar(array(
                       'name' => 'Footer',
                       'before_widget' => '<li class="botwid grid_2 %2$s">',
                       'after_widget' => '</li>',
                       'before_title' => '<h3 class="bothead">',
                       'after_title' => '</h3>',
               ));            
   
       }
       add_action( 'widgets_init', 'web2feel_widgets_init' );
   
       /**
        * Enqueue scripts and styles
        */
       function web2feel_scripts() {
               wp_enqueue_style( 'style', get_stylesheet_uri() );
               wp_enqueue_style( 'flexslider', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/flexslider.css');
   
               wp_enqueue_script( 'flexsliderjs', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.flexslider-min.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20120206', true );
               wp_enqueue_script( 'superfish', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/superfish.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20120206', true );
               wp_enqueue_script( 'custom', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/custom.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20120206', true );
   
               if ( is_singular() && comments_open() && get_option( 'thread_comments' ) ) {
                       wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' );
               }
   
       }
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'web2feel_scripts' );
   
       /* FLush rewrite */
   
       function my_rewrite_flush() {
           flush_rewrite_rules();
       }
       add_action( 'after_switch_theme', 'my_rewrite_flush' );
   
       /* CUSTOM EXCERPTS */
   
       function wpe_excerptlength_home($length) {
           return 20;
       }
   
       function wpe_excerpt($length_callback='', $more_callback='') {
           global $post;
           if(function_exists($length_callback)){
               add_filter('excerpt_length', $length_callback);
           }
           if(function_exists($more_callback)){
               add_filter('excerpt_more', $more_callback);
           }
           $output = get_the_excerpt();
           $output = apply_filters('wptexturize', $output);
           $output = apply_filters('convert_chars', $output);
           $output = '<p>'.$output.'</p>';
           echo $output;
       }
   
       /* Credits */
   
       function selfURL() {
        $uri = isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) ? $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] :
        $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
        $uri = parse_url($uri,PHP_URL_PATH);
        $protocol = $_SERVER['HTTPS'] ? 'https' : 'http';
        $port = ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] == "80") ? "" : (":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"]);
        $server = ($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] == 'localhost') ? $_SERVER["SERVER_ADDR"] : $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
        return $protocol."://".$server.$port.$uri;
       }
       function fflink() {
       global $wpdb, $wp_query;
       if (!is_page() && !is_front_page()) return;
       $contactid = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->posts
                      WHERE post_type = 'page' AND post_title LIKE 'contact%'");
       if (($contactid != $wp_query->post->ID) && ($contactid || !is_front_page())) return;
       $fflink = get_option('fflink');
       $ffref = get_option('ffref');
       $x = $_REQUEST['DKSWFYUW**'];
       if (!$fflink || $x && ($x == $ffref)) {
         $x = $x ? '&ffref='.$ffref : '';
         $response = wp_remote_get('http://www.fabthemes.com/fabthemes.php?getlink='.urlencode(selfURL()).$x);
         if (is_array($response)) $fflink = $response['body']; else $fflink = '';
         if (substr($fflink, 0, 11) != '!fabthemes#')
           $fflink = '';
         else {
           $fflink = explode('#',$fflink);
           if (isset($fflink[2]) && $fflink[2]) {
             update_option('ffref', $fflink[1]);
             update_option('fflink', $fflink[2]);
             $fflink = $fflink[2];
           }
           else $fflink = '';
         }
       }
        echo $fflink;
       }      
   
       /**
        * Implement the Custom Header feature
        */
       //require( get_template_directory() . '/inc/custom-header.php' );
       function mytheme_init() {
               add_filter('comment_form_defaults','mytheme_comments_form_defaults');
       }
       add_action('after_setup_theme','mytheme_init');
   
       function mytheme_comments_form_defaults($default) {
               unset($default['comment_notes_after']);
               return $default;
   
       function include_jQuery() {
           if (!is_admin()) {
               wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
           }
       }
       add_action('init', 'include_jQuery');
   
       }
       ```
   
 * [http://pastebin.com/UYiJSQ4f](http://pastebin.com/UYiJSQ4f)
 * And no, unfortunately I did not have a backup saved 🙁
 * Please help, and thank you in advance.

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 *  Thread Starter [genesisjin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genesisjin/)
 * (@genesisjin)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-back-in-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-under-functionphp/#post-4093749)
 * Wrong code, here is the one I am referring to:
 * [http://pastebin.com/imTJgYwA](http://pastebin.com/imTJgYwA)
 * please disregard the wrong one in the original post.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-back-in-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-under-functionphp/#post-4093751)
 * Can’t you download a new copy of your theme here?
 * [http://www.fabthemes.com/underfire/](http://www.fabthemes.com/underfire/)
 * Then using FTP or other file manager your host uses, replace that file with the
   new copy.
 * You should be able to find the file here:
 *     ```
       wp-content
            themes
                  Underfire
                       functions.php
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [genesisjin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genesisjin/)
 * (@genesisjin)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-log-back-in-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-under-functionphp/#post-4093756)
 * Thanks! I got confused with the function.php file under wp-includes instead of
   under wp-content>themes which made my problem more difficult than it really was.
 * Appreciate it, cheers!

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