Title: Parse error: syntax error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error

 *  Resolved [cpstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpstudios/)
 * (@cpstudios)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-please-help-4/)
 * Hello everybody this is my first post,
 * I am getting this message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/a7595523/
   public_html/wp-config.php on line 28
 * here is the wp-config file:
 * _[ Redacted. Please take care before posting your wp-config.php file. ]_

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-please-help-4/#post-4334115)
 * There’s a funny character here:
 *     ```
       define('DB_PASSWORD', ‘xxxxxxxxx');
       ```
   
 * It’s not a correct apostrophe, do you see it?
 * Btw remove your code immediately
 *  Thread Starter [cpstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpstudios/)
 * (@cpstudios)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-please-help-4/#post-4334136)
 * Thank you so much!

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 * [wp-config](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-config/)

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 * Last reply from: [cpstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpstudios/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-please-help-4/#post-4334136)
 * Status: resolved

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