Title: hit with a syntax error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# hit with a syntax error

 *  [msrossi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msrossi/)
 * (@msrossi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hit-with-a-syntax-error/)
 * Hi there,
    I’m new to WP and was trying to upload a free theme to use. Unfortunately,
   I was shown a syntax error that keeps coming up and has locked me out of my WP
   site. any help will be most appreciated…thanks
 * Mitch
 * here’s the error:
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘ in /home/oncea3/
   public_html/msrossi/wp-content/themes/skymag/functions.php on line 11

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 *  [mamounothman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mamounothman/)
 * (@mamounothman)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hit-with-a-syntax-error/#post-1478706)
 * the theme that you try to use have a error in php code try another one or try
   to solve it if you know php, or report a bug to the theme author.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hit-with-a-syntax-error/#post-1478760)
 * [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) into your site (or use whatever
   file management application your host provides) and delete the current theme’s
   folder in wp-content/themes.

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hit-with-a-syntax-error/#post-1478760)
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