Title: Parse error on installation
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error on installation

 *  [erikhaagensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikhaagensen/)
 * (@erikhaagensen)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/)
 * Trying to run the install.php and get this error message.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in C:\.. ..\wp-includes\post-template.
   php on line 880
 * php version 5.2.3.
 * I’m a novice – don’t have a clue what to do.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282727)
 * is this on a windows server or a localhost install?
    if localhost, review this
   [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/)
 *  Thread Starter [erikhaagensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikhaagensen/)
 * (@erikhaagensen)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282747)
 * It’s on a virtual windows server,
    plesk 8.2.0 php 5.2.3 mysql 4.1.22
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282749)
 * then I would upload the `/wp-includes` folder again
 *  Thread Starter [erikhaagensen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erikhaagensen/)
 * (@erikhaagensen)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282760)
 * Success after re-uploading the wp-includes directory and subdirectories !
 * Thanks a lot.
 *  [chinaexp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinaexp/)
 * (@chinaexp)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282787)
 * I got an error on my install, it is
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING
   in /home/chinaexp/public_html/wordpress/wp-config.php on line 3
 * on my wp-config is like this
    // ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from
   your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define(‘DB_NAME’,‘
   wordpress’);
 * /** MySQL database username */
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘chinaexp_wordps’);
 * /** MySQL database password */
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘tTpOyt’);
 * /** MySQL hostname */
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);
 * anybody can tell me what is wrong? thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [chinaexp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinaexp/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-on-installation-2-2/#post-1282787)
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