Title: Help! Parse error: syntax error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Help! Parse error: syntax error

 *  Resolved [rachelinthesky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachelinthesky/)
 * (@rachelinthesky)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-parse-error-syntax-error-1/)
 * Hi all,
 * Earlier this week, my website randomly stopped working. Instead, when you visit
   the page (whether it’s the main page of the wp-admin page) the following words
   appear:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION
   or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /hsphere/local/home/xxxxxx/xxxxxxxx.org/wp-content/plugins/
   paypal-donations/paypal-donations.php on line 74
 * I unfortunately have no idea how to fix or edit the website, especially given
   the fact that I can’t even get into the wp-admn part to edit. I’m also guessing
   that the error is the result of Paypall plugin’s updat – or lack of.
 * Can someone point me in the right direction? I really appreciate your help in
   advance!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-parse-error-syntax-error-1/#post-2531570)
 * [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) into your site (or use whatever
   file management application your host provides) and delete the wp-content/plugins/
   paypal-donations folder.
 *  Thread Starter [rachelinthesky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachelinthesky/)
 * (@rachelinthesky)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-parse-error-syntax-error-1/#post-2531706)
 * Thank you for your help! It’s fixed now!

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 * Last reply from: [rachelinthesky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachelinthesky/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-parse-error-syntax-error-1/#post-2531706)
 * Status: resolved

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