Title: Parse error:  single.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: single.php

 *  [nikiduffy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikiduffy/)
 * (@nikiduffy)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-singlephp/)
 * Hi,
    Getting this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home/
   content/66/5731066/html/stopforlife/wp-content/themes/Extracted Blogsite Theme
   Files/single.php on line 43
 * Searched here and found similar parse errors, but not from single.php.
    Not sure
   when error started, but only noticed it after creating new standard post. This
   post was created in response to another post and I used “trackback and pings”
   for the first time: [http://indyposted.com/25262/russell-crowe-has-stop-smoking-crutches/comment-page-1/#comment-6004](http://indyposted.com/25262/russell-crowe-has-stop-smoking-crutches/comment-page-1/#comment-6004)
   I don’t know if that’s what messed up. It’s not something I understand or know
   how to “undo” or delete.
 * Before that I’d added 2 new plug ins Google maps & SEO all in one. Deactivated
   each but made no difference.
    Biz Partner had also been uploading to Media Library.
   problematic code:
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       <!-- BEGIN content -->
       <div id="content">
   
       	<?php
       	if (have_posts()) : the_post();
       	?>
   
       	<!-- begin post -->
       	<div class="single">
   
       		<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
       		<p class="details">
       		<?php the_time('F j, Y') ?> |
       		<?php the_category(', ') ?>
       		</p>
       		<div class="break"></div>
       		<?php echo the_content(); ?>
       		<p class="tags">Tags: <?php the_tags('', ', ', ''); ?></p>
   
       	</div>
       	<!-- end post -->
   
       	<div id="comments">
       	<?php comments_template(); ?>
       	</div>
   
       	<?php else : ?>
       	<div class="notfound">
       		<h2>Not Found</h2>
       		<p>Sorry, but you are looking for something that is not here.</p>
       	</div>
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       </div>
       <!-- END content -->
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
   
       	</div>
   
       	<?php else : ?>
       	<div class="notfound">
       		<h2>Not Found</h2>
       		<p>Sorry, but you are looking for something that is not here.</p>
       	</div>
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       </div>
       <!-- END content -->
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 * Any help very much appreciated.
    Thanks

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-singlephp/#post-1523256)
 * You have a duplicated section of code at the end of the file. Remove everything
   below the first get_sidebar() line:
 * Change this:
 *     ```
       <?php get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
   
       	</div>
   
       	<?php else : ?>
       	<div class="notfound">
       		<h2>Not Found</h2>
       		<p>Sorry, but you are looking for something that is not here.</p>
       	</div>
       	<?php endif; ?>
   
       </div>
       <!-- END content -->
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 * to this:
 *     ```
       <?php get_sidebar(); get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 *  [jovenoriel951](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jovenoriel951/)
 * (@jovenoriel951)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-singlephp/#post-1523534)
 * I just revise some in the code and its already mess up, it say:
 * **Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home/content/93/7929093/html/
   wp-content/themes/platformpro/sections/section.footer_nav.php on line 42**
 * And i cant access anymore to my blog [http://christian-marriage-retreats.org](http://christian-marriage-retreats.org)
 * Please i need your help man..

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