Title: Parse error, syntax error
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Parse error, syntax error

 *  [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * (@niedziella)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/)
 * Hello,
 * I have recently installed a new theme “Moesia” on my wordpress page; [http://www.strikaholic.dk](http://www.strikaholic.dk)
 * I tried to make some changes and EVERY UNFORTUNATELY I get this message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/www/strikaholic.dk/wp-content/
   themes/moesia-pro/functions.php on line 9
 * And I can NOT even LOGIN to my site at the moment.
 * What can I do to get my website back?
 * Can anybody please help 🙂
 * BR
    Dorte Niedziella

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 *  [jack randall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theotherlebowski/)
 * (@theotherlebowski)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514516)
 * if you have access to your hosting cpanel go there and navigate to the file mentioned
   in the error message and remove the unexpected < from that file at that location.
 *  Thread Starter [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * (@niedziella)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514520)
 * Thank you very much! I will try that.
 * Br
    Dorte
 *  Thread Starter [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * (@niedziella)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514523)
 * I can not login and get access to the cpanel. Is there something else to do?
 * Br
    Dorte
 *  [jack randall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theotherlebowski/)
 * (@theotherlebowski)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514531)
 * you should be fine doing that. when you’re editing files like functions.php pay
   very close attention to your syntax and make sure you’re closing brackets etc.
   this is especially true if you’re copying it from a website and pasting it straight
   in, some font’s don’t cross over to plain text very well so you can get odd ‘‘
   and ” ” bits.
 *  [jack randall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theotherlebowski/)
 * (@theotherlebowski)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514532)
 * you can try doing it using an ftp program like filezilla.
 * make your way to that file and download it, edit it and upload it and overwrite
   the version that’s currently there. you’ll need your hosting login information
   to do this, the same stuff to get to the cpanel.
 *  Thread Starter [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * (@niedziella)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514534)
 * ok will try, thank you!
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514745)
 * Until you get the hang of writing PHP, run your edited code through a syntax 
   checker: There are several about, such as this one:
    [http://phpcodechecker.com/](http://phpcodechecker.com/)
   Once the code is good, paste it into functions.php.
 *  Thread Starter [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * (@niedziella)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514754)
 * Thank you. I got help from a much more experienced web designer than me, at the
   problem is solved 🙂

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 * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/)
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 * Last reply from: [Niedziella](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niedziella/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-98/#post-5514754)
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