Title: How Do I Undo Edit in Theme Editor Causing Parse Error?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# How Do I Undo Edit in Theme Editor Causing Parse Error?

 *  Resolved [matthew.harris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewharris/)
 * (@matthewharris)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/)
 * Hello,
 * I was making edits in my theme editor, and added one too many letters, which 
   has caused my site to crash and I receive the error message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_BOOLEAN_OR in /home/content/46/12298546/
   html/wp-content/themes/klasik/includes/header-function.php on line 13
 * whenever I attempt to access any of my pages in the admin section. Is there any
   way to undo this change, or to enter the editing section of the header-function.
   php page so I can undo the change? I did not create the theme, and do not know
   if there is a way to upload a new version of the theme.
 * The website is [http://www.brandsalsa.com](http://www.brandsalsa.com).
 * Thank you!

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 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719785)
 * Access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently 
   active theme. This will force the default theme to activate. Then you can log
   back into your admin and fix the theme problem.
 * The other way you can go about it is to access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients),
   navigate to `/wp-content/themes/`, go into your active themes folder and edit
   the file that you made the mistake in.
 *  Thread Starter [matthew.harris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewharris/)
 * (@matthewharris)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719789)
 * Thank you! The only issue I’m running into is when I try and access the site 
   via FileVilla, I run into an error message as it is “waiting for a welcome message.”
 * Is this possibly an issue with my FTP host?
 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719791)
 * What host provider do you use?
 *  Thread Starter [matthew.harris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewharris/)
 * (@matthewharris)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719792)
 * This may be a dumb question, but how do I find that?
 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719793)
 * What company are you paying to display your website? You have to have a host 
   provider in order to have a live website (in less you host your own website).
   Are you using Bluehost?
 *  Thread Starter [matthew.harris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewharris/)
 * (@matthewharris)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719796)
 * Actually – just worked and now it is back up and running. Thanks so much!
 *  [Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidsguide/)
 * (@kidsguide)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-undo-edit-in-theme-editor-causing-parse-error/#post-6719821)
 * Great! Glad you were able to resolve the issue.

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