Title: Parse error… rebuild req?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error… rebuild req?

 *  Resolved [WelshDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/welshdog/)
 * (@welshdog)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-rebuild-req/)
 * **Link to my site:**: [http://www.opinionaustralia.com](http://opinionaustralia.com)
   **
   WP Ver:** not sure 3.8 poss **Default Forum Language:** English **Theme name 
   and version:** Modern Paper **Browser Name and Version:** Chrome 28 (I think)**
   PlugIns installed:** Stop Spammer, Akismet, sharepress, jetpack, disqus-comment-
   system, 1-flash-gallery
 * **Related Error messages:** Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/
   opinion/public_html/wordpress/wp-config.php on line 5
 * The above Parse Error is related to line 5. Here are the top 6 lines.
 * <?php
    /** Enable W3 Total Cache */ define(‘WP_CACHE’, true); // Added by W3 
   Total Cache /**/ <?php // ** MySQL settings ** //
 * I have no understanding of php at all but I can’t see an issue here. Does it 
   perhaps have <?php twice where it should be once?? Can someone assist please??

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 *  [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/)
 * (@josh401)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-rebuild-req/#post-4880545)
 * You are opening the php command twice; without properly closing it the first 
   time.
 * Let’s try this:
 *     ```
       <?php
        /** Enable W3 Total Cache */
        define('WP_CACHE', true); // Added by W3 Total Cache
   
        // ** MySQL settings ** //
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [WelshDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/welshdog/)
 * (@welshdog)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-rebuild-req/#post-4880548)
 * Done… and done. Magic.
 * Suddenly up comes the site. I’ve no idea how the extra code got added because
   I’ve never touched the file, but all is well now. 😀
 * Many thanks… ten years _(intermittent)_ work saved! 🙂
 * Solved.

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