Title: Functions.php downed site
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Functions.php downed site

 *  [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/)
 * site: CharlieBubblesBook.com
 * Pasted, Theme functions: remove_action( ‘woocommerce_pagination’, ‘woocommerce_catalog_ordering’,
   20 ); into Functions.php.
 * Received, Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/charlieb/public_html/
   wp/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/functions.php on line 6
 * How do I get back? Please.

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943750)
 * Remove the part that you posted in.
 * The problem is that we don’t know what line 6 is, and even if it is that string
   that you have givne now, there could be an error on the line above it that’s 
   causing this to happen. If you can’t get it to work, paste the files contents
   here (but **remove the database connection details and any other identfing data**
   first) so we can see what you’re dealing with.
 *  Thread Starter [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943766)
 * Initially, I removed the code I pasted from the Edit Themes functions.php page.
   Where do I find the requested file contents you would like to be pasted here?
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943769)
 * As it’s broken your site, you’ll need to use [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients)
   to get onto your hosting server and download the file from there.
 * When you figure i tout you will then use FTP to place the file back on the server,
   and that shouldl fix it all. Another option is to upload a fresh un-changed copy
   of the `functions.php` file from a new download of the theme. That will give 
   you the same results – unless you’ve changed other things as well.
 *  Thread Starter [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943783)
 * <?php
    /** * Administration Functions * * This file is deprecated, use ‘wp-admin/
   includes/admin.php’ instead. * * [@deprecated](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deprecated/)
   2.5.0 * [@package](https://wordpress.org/support/users/package/) WordPress * 
   @subpackage Administration */
 * _deprecated_file( basename(__FILE__), ‘2.5’, ‘wp-admin/includes/admin.php’ );
 * /** WordPress Administration API: Includes all Administration functions. */
    
   require_once(ABSPATH . ‘wp-admin/includes/admin.php’);
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943786)
 * What file is that from? It’s not your `functions.php` file that is causing the
   error. That’s the file that you need to reset.
 * `/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/functions.php`
 *  Thread Starter [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943898)
 * Okay, via FTP I have accessed my ‘/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/functions.
   php’ file which is a long page of code. What specifically am I looking for to
   fix the code?
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943917)
 * > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/charlieb/public_html/
   > wp/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/functions.php **on line 6**
 * And as I said before:
 * > The problem is that we don’t know what line 6 is, and even if it is that string
   > that you have givne now, there could be an error on the line above it that’s
   > causing this to happen. If you can’t get it to work, paste the files contents
   > here (but remove the database connection details and any other identfing data
   > first) so we can see what you’re dealing with.
 *  Thread Starter [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943922)
 * <?php
    // Exit if accessed directly if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’)) exit;
 * /* Add custom functions below */
    Theme functions: remove_action( ‘woocommerce_pagination’,‘
   woocommerce_catalog_ordering’, 20 );
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943923)
 * The problem is pretty easy to see (well, to a developer at least).
 * The text of `Theme functions:` should not be in there. It should be this:
 *     ```
       <?php
       // Exit if accessed directly
       if ( !defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
   
       /* Add custom functions below */
       remove_action( 'woocommerce_pagination', 'woocommerce_catalog_ordering', 20 );
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Chip G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip-g/)
 * (@chip-g)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-downed-site/#post-4943926)
 * Site is back up and running. Although the WooCommerce ‘Default Sorting’ dropdown
   is still there, which that code was to remove. No worries, after all that I’ll
   leave it there.
 * I thank you very much. A bit overwhelming for an amateur. Glad you are here.

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