Title: install error – wp-includes/compat.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# install error – wp-includes/compat.php

 *  [internut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internut/)
 * (@internut)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-wp-includescompatphp/)
 * New installation – Receiving this error message:
    “Parse error: syntax error,
   unexpected $end, expecting ‘(‘ in /mounted-storage/home6a/sub001/sc14923-UONA/
   yourtrusted.info/blog/wp-includes/compat.php on line 102” Have uploaded the ‘/
   wp-includes/compat.php’ file many times now but it always cuts off short at 2819
   bytes of its 3338 bytes full file size.There appears to be no valid reason (to
   me at least) for this to occur as the code does not appear corrupted or broken.
   Copy of code section below from line 99 to close of code at line 119: Full Code:
   Line 99=if ( !function_exists( ‘htmlspecialchars_decode’ ) ) { // Added in PHP
   5.1.0 // Error checks from PEAR::PHP_Compat Line102= function htmlspecialchars_decode(
   $str, $quote_style = ENT_COMPAT ) { if ( !is_scalar( $string ) ) { trigger_error(‘
   htmlspecialchars_decode() expects parameter 1 to be string, ‘ . gettype( $string).‘
   given’, E_USER_WARNING ); return; }
 *  if ( !is_int( $quote_style ) && $quote_style !== null ) {
    trigger_error( ‘htmlspecialchars_decode()
   expects parameter 2 to be integer, ‘ . gettype( $quote_style ) . ‘ given’, E_USER_WARNING);
   return; }
 * Line114= return wp_specialchars_decode( $str, $quote_style );
 *  }
    }
 *  Line119= ?>
 * Corrupted Code:
    Line99= if ( !function_exists( ‘htmlspecialchars_decode’ ) ){//
   Added in PHP 5.1.0 // Error checks from PEAR::PHP_Compat Line102= function ht
   ^ End of Uploaded File Can anyone help? Thank you Kevin P.S. It is a proprietary
   upload ‘Expert WordPress’ although I don’t believe that matters.K

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 *  [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-wp-includescompatphp/#post-1092785)
 * Have you tried uploading via other methods such as FTP?
 *  Thread Starter [internut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internut/)
 * (@internut)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-wp-includescompatphp/#post-1092788)
 * Have uploaded whole WordPress install via “Filezzila FTP’ including repeated 
   attempts with ‘compat.php’file, which seems to fail at the same point each time………
   Internut
 *  [charlymargain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charlymargain/)
 * (@charlymargain)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-wp-includescompatphp/#post-1093078)
 * hi,
    i had a problem with my wP uprgrading into the 2.9. I can’t even do nothing.
   I have a white blank page. I can’t also go into the admin page. So i’ve been 
   downloading the snap-3 (of one week before, with fillzilla) but it tell me this:
   Warning: require(/homez.309/spirulinl/www/wp-includes/compat.php) [function.require]:
   failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homez.309/spirulinl/www/
   wp-settings.php on line 246
 * WHAT IS IT? I am realy fuc…k because it didn’t not have any record of wy work…
   
   I think it is the same probleme of you internut, no?
 * And if you can respond quite in good form cause i’m french…
    Thanks, Charly

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [charlymargain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charlymargain/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-wp-includescompatphp/#post-1093078)
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