Title: header.php
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# header.php

 *  [duriela](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duriela/)
 * (@duriela)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/)
 * hi
    i wanted to put a search and a menu on the navigation next to my logo and
   i probably changed something on the header.php cuase i cant get in to my website.
   it write: “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in /home/u676164107/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/braxton/header.php on line 184”
 * i need your help!!!
    duriel

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 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730314)
 * Hey duriel,
 * How are you doing today?
 * Usually the problem is with your server not supporting short open tags. You can
   check your php.ini. If it doesn’t, enable them. If you can’t then replace <? 
   with <?php. This is what you’re looking for in php.ini:
 * `short_open_tag = Off`
 * Hope this helps 🙂
 * Cheers,
    Bojan
 *  [mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/)
 * (@mrtom414)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730315)
 * If you have ftp you can download the template you are using and replace the header.
   php file from the downloaded template. You should never modify any files in the
   theme. If you are modifying the files you need to create a child theme and copy
   the file into the child theme.
 * If you modify the original theme and you update the theme all your work will 
   be lost.
 *  Thread Starter [duriela](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duriela/)
 * (@duriela)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730330)
 * You mean i need to change the end of line 184 and then it wiil work?
 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730331)
 * Hey again duriela,
 * That should do it yes, try it out and let me know if it helps.
 * Also [@mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/) suggestion is
   really something you should consider doing in the future even though it shouldn’t
   have anything to do with the issue you’re having.
 * Best regards,
    Bojan
 *  Thread Starter [duriela](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duriela/)
 * (@duriela)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730333)
 * Thanks bojan i’ll tell you if i secccsed 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [duriela](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duriela/)
 * (@duriela)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730520)
 * hi bojan i try to change the end of line 184 but now the problem in line 166.
   i dont know where to find the php.ini becasuse i didnt download the woerdpress.
   
   there is a place where i can copy the header.php from the start?
 *  [Bojan Radonic – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support4/)
 * (@wpmudev-support4)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/headerphp-17/#post-6730536)
 * Hey again duriela,
 * >  i dont know where to find the php.ini becasuse i didnt download the woerdpress.
 * php.ini is not located in WordPress files, it is on your server. If you’re unsure
   how to do that you can always try to contact your hosting provider so they can
   help you with changing that.
 * > there is a place where i can copy the header.php from the start?
 * You can definitely try to do that too, download fresh copy of the theme that 
   you’re using and you should be able to find header.php in the root folder of 
   your theme. Replace the file with the one on your server and you can start over.
 * Best regards,
    Bojan

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