Title: Parse error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error

 *  Resolved [dionnagray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dionnagray/)
 * (@dionnagray)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-255/)
 * I cannot log into the back end of my site due to a parse error. I do not know
   what to do. Please help! the link to my website is [http://www.simplyjess.com](http://www.simplyjess.com)

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-255/#post-4876110)
 * – Check the error logs on your server for a more specific error message. If you
   need help locating them, ask your hosting provider to help you with that.
 *  [Knut Sparhell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/)
 * (@knutsp)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-255/#post-4876119)
 * If not sure wich plugin is the offender, use FTP or server file manager to temproarily
   rename the `plugins` folder, log in, visit the plugin page and all plugins is
   automatically deactivated.
 * If this doesn’t help, and you have modified an active theme, using the theme 
   editor, then temporarily rename functions.php of your active theme folder.
 * If this doesn’t help rename the folder of your active theme. It will then force
   WordPress to use the default theme.
 * If this doesn’t help either, reinstall WordPress manually using FTP and remove
   all themes form `themes` folder, except the “twenty ..” ones.
 * See also [https://codex.wordpress.org/Troubleshooting](https://codex.wordpress.org/Troubleshooting)

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 * [parse-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parse-error/)
 * [Unable to log in](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/unable-to-log-in/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Knut Sparhell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knutsp/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-255/#post-4876119)
 * Status: resolved

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