Title: how do you replace the header.php file
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# how do you replace the header.php file

 *  Resolved [rmgresorts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rmgresorts/)
 * (@rmgresorts)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-replace-the-headerphp-file/)
 * I messed something up when trying to put in google analytics and now my header.
   php file is broken. How do you fix?

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 *  [raduletzgo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raduletzgo/)
 * (@raduletzgo)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-replace-the-headerphp-file/#post-1527476)
 * use any ftp-client that you like, then go to the following directory and replace
   the header.php file with a backup that you should have on your home pc.
 * `wp-content->themes->your theme name`
 * this should help. if you have made any further changes besides that google analytics
   thing, then make a backup of that header file before replacing it.
 *  Thread Starter [rmgresorts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rmgresorts/)
 * (@rmgresorts)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-replace-the-headerphp-file/#post-1527477)
 * then do I reactivate the entire theme on wordpress? It still looks the same. 
   Thanks. I’m new to wordpress so just learning here.
 *  [raduletzgo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raduletzgo/)
 * (@raduletzgo)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-you-replace-the-headerphp-file/#post-1527478)
 * now i see, it’s index.php that you have to replace. sorry my bad.

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