Title: Error message
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Error message

 *  [KenGay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kengay/)
 * (@kengay)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/)
 * I was attempting to set-up navigation in the header and the following error message
   is coming up and I can’t get back into the dashboard to correct it.
 * How can I solve this problem please?

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 *  [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/)
 * (@josh401)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703823)
 * What is the error message?
 *  [Matthew Gedeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmdrmatt/)
 * (@cmdrmatt)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703832)
 * Your error message might not be showing up because it wasn’t in backticks. Highlight
   the error message after you copy it in and then click on the “code” button.
 *  Thread Starter [KenGay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kengay/)
 * (@kengay)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703834)
 * This is the message I’m getting
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare register_my_menus() (previously declared in /home/
   content/16/9215716/html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/theme1185/functions.php:27)
   in /home/content/16/9215716/html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/theme1185/functions.
   php on line 39
 *  [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/)
 * (@josh401)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703838)
 * It means you are using the same function `register_my_menus()`. You can only 
   use a function name once in PHP.
 *  Thread Starter [KenGay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kengay/)
 * (@kengay)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703841)
 * Thanks Josh, I appreciate the diagnosis but is there a cure? The only thing I
   can access is the style sheet (style.css) anything I try to access and the error
   message page comes up.
 * I sincerely appreciate your assistance! As well as disparately need your continued
   support.
 *  [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/)
 * (@josh401)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703853)
 * You need to edit your functions.php file. Specifically, look at line 27 and line
   39. You will notice they each have the same function name.
 * This is why you should always work with a backup, and never edit core files directly.
 * To get back into your dashboard, you are going to have to get your functions.
   php file via FTP or your hosting providers Cpanel. Navigate to your theme, and
   then find the functions.php file.
 * Download this file and open it in a text editor. Remove the changes you originally
   made to the file (hopefully you remember them).
 * Lastly, reupload the file to your server, overwriting the original one.
 *  Thread Starter [KenGay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kengay/)
 * (@kengay)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703948)
 * Josh,
 * Thanks again for your help, I will be working with Godaddy to get this resolved
   per your instructions this evening and will let you know the results.
 * Thanks again!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [KenGay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kengay/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-113/#post-2703948)
 * Status: not resolved

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