Title: Parse error, syntax error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error, syntax error

 *  [David@vfl247](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidvfl247/)
 * (@davidvfl247)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-19/)
 * I get this message at all the pages of my wordpress admin and dashboard.
    Parse
   error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/vfl247/public_html/wp-content/themes/
   atahualpa/functions.php on line 3 Any idea how to get rid of this?
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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-19/#post-1761916)
 * check there is no white space or empty line in your functions.php
 * before <?php and after ?> tags.
 * Or, simply replace this file with a fresh downloaded copy, and see if that resolve
   the issue.
 *  Thread Starter [David@vfl247](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidvfl247/)
 * (@davidvfl247)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-19/#post-1762216)
 * Thanks t-p

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 * [parse-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parse-error/)
 * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/)

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 * Last reply from: [David@vfl247](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidvfl247/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-19/#post-1762216)
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