Title: Parse Error/ Syntax Error, site down
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Parse Error/ Syntax Error, site down

 *  Resolved [gnadery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnadery/)
 * (@gnadery)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-site-down/)
 * I went to make some modifications on the blog and think I accidentially messed
   with some code. Now I cannot login to front or back end. The website is completely
   down. Everything I read in the forums to help works when you have access to back
   end and dashboard, which I do not at this time. This is the error that I am receiving:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/bahramgour/public_html/wp-
   content/themes/so-simple-75/functions.php on line 109
 * Any assistance as soon as possible would be greatly appreciated! I don’t do code,
   I am just a humble writer of words. THANK YOU!

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 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-site-down/#post-6484219)
 * if you messed up the functions.php file or antoher theme template, you can delete
   the theme from your webhosting account or FTP client.
 * do you have access to your webhosting account?
 *  Thread Starter [gnadery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnadery/)
 * (@gnadery)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-site-down/#post-6484227)
 * Hi Thanks for the quick reply! I am trying to get that information now. What 
   do I do if I cannot get access to the webhosting account?
 *  [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * (@contentiskey)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-site-down/#post-6484338)
 * important to be able to get into the webhosting account or FTP client of a WordPress
   self hosted website to fix situations like this.

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 * [can't log in](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cant-log-in/)
 * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [lisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contentiskey/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-site-down/#post-6484338)
 * Status: resolved

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