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

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '

 *  Resolved [aprilmwilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aprilmwilliams/)
 * (@aprilmwilliams)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/)
 * This site has been up for a number of years. [http://cuteepatooties.com/](http://cuteepatooties.com/).
   I took over the updates about 6 months ago. Today I added a BLOG page called “
   what’s new” and two posts.
 * The posts display on the page fine but when I click on the title of the post,
   instead of a post page, I get this error message:
 * Here is one of the pages where I get the error: [http://cuteepatooties.com/women-building-working-relationships-one-year-anniversary/](http://cuteepatooties.com/women-building-working-relationships-one-year-anniversary/)
 * “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /hermes/bosnaweb04a/b2062/ipg.cuteepatootiescom/
   home/wp-content/themes/2010-weaver/single.php on line 41”
 * I think it is this line of code that is causing the error:
    **<?php end if; ?
   >**
 * Any advice welcome. I am not a engineer or website master therefore, please reply
   in very basic, low tech way. Thank you.
 * April M. Williams

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 *  [David Sword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidsword/)
 * (@davidsword)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/#post-5351079)
 * Often these error messages don’t show the exact line the problem is, they often
   direct you to a few lines down where the next `php` line, and point that it’s
   not what it PHP wants it to be.
 * Low tech explanation, it’s like a math equation being.
 *     ```
       5
       +
       7
       +
       2
       +
       Banana
       -------------
       = 16
       ```
   
 * PHP would say “_error: the answer 16 is not right, there’s a unexpected fruit
   somewhere_“..
 * So your error translated is:
 * > “Syntax error there something wrong above line 41 in single.php. Look for something
   > that would conflict with ‘<‘ being used on line 41”
 * Anyways, you have to look up from line 41, read the php and see what’s going 
   on. If I was to guess I’d say there’s a line of PHP above line 41 that’s open(
   i.e.: doesn’t have semicolon “`;`” line ending, or doesn’t close PHP ” `?>`” )
 * If this doesn’t shed any light, paste lines ~20 to 45 on here, (surround the 
   pasted text in backticks “`” to show it as code instead of plain text)
 *  [David Sword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidsword/)
 * (@davidsword)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/#post-5351091)
 * or not.
 *     ```
       end if
       ```
   
 * should be
 *     ```
       endif
       ```
   
 * one word
 *  Thread Starter [aprilmwilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aprilmwilliams/)
 * (@aprilmwilliams)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/#post-5351186)
 * Thanks for the explanation. I think this is the chunk of code and maybe a partial
   line is missing? Appreciate your help.
 * “
    <?php if ( have_posts() ) while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
 *  <div id=”nav-above” class=”navigation”>
    <div class=”nav-previous”><?php previous_post_link(‘%
   link’, ‘<span class=”meta-nav”>’ . _x( ‘←’, ‘Previous post link’, ‘twentyten’).‘
   </span> %title’ ); ?></div> <div class=”nav-next”><?php next_post_link( ‘%link’,‘%
   title <span class=”meta-nav”>’ . _x( ‘→’, ‘Next post link’, ‘twentyten’ ) . ‘
   </span>’ ); ?></div> </div><!– #nav-above –>
 *  <div id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>” <?php post_class(); ?>>
    <h1 class=”entry-
   title”><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 *  <div class=”entry-meta”>
    <?php twentyten_posted_on(); ?> </div><!– .entry-meta–
   >
 *  <div class=”entry-content”>
    <?php the_content(); ?> <?php wp_link_pages( array(‘
   before’ => ‘<div class=”page-link”>’ . __( ‘Pages:’, ‘twentyten’ ), ‘after’ =
   > ‘</div>’ ) ); ?> </div><!– .entry-content –>
 * <?php if ( get_the_author_meta( ‘description’ ) ) : // If a user has filled out
   their description, show a bio on their entries ?>
    <div id=”entry-author-info”
   > <div id=”author-avatar”> <?php echo get_avatar( get_the_author_meta( ‘user_email’),
   apply_filters( ‘twentyten_author_bio_avatar_size’, 60 ) ); ?> </div><!– #author-
   avatar –> <div id=”author-description”> <h2><?php printf( esc_attr__( ‘About %
   s’, ‘twentyten’ ), <?php endif; ?> “
 * This theme was customized by the previous webmaster and I an concerned about 
   reinstalling the theme as it will wipe out all these settings.
 *  [David Sword](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidsword/)
 * (@davidsword)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/#post-5351263)
 * the line
 *     ```
       <h2><?php printf( esc_attr__( 'About %s', 'twentyten' ),
       ```
   
 * is incomplete. someone must of accidentally deleted the end of the line
 * it should have something like
 *     ```
       <h2><?php printf( esc_attr__( 'About %s', 'twentyten' ), get_the_author()  ) ?></h2>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [aprilmwilliams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aprilmwilliams/)
 * (@aprilmwilliams)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-126/#post-5351266)
 * THANK YOU DAVID! Your assistance very much appreciated! By adding the missing
   segment of code, the single post, well… post. All’s well and working as designed.

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