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

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '

 *  [Ramesh Ranjan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramesh-ranjan/)
 * (@ramesh-ranjan)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-77/)
 * Hi there,
 * My website is [http://www.rameshranjan.com](http://www.rameshranjan.com)
 * As you can see from visiting it there is the error message: Parse error: syntax
   error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/ramesh/public_html/wp-content/themes/voyage/inc/
   widgets.php on line 9
 * From after the fact googling it, I now know I should not be touching the widgets
   part of the CSS.
 * How do I remedy this? WP won’t even let me in through the backend to get onto
   the dashboard. Please help. Its my own site and would really appreciate the help
   of someone here!
 * Thanks,
    Ramesh

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 *  [Jeff McEachron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmceachron/)
 * (@jmceachron)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-77/#post-3763052)
 * You might be missing a php close tag ?>
 *  Thread Starter [Ramesh Ranjan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramesh-ranjan/)
 * (@ramesh-ranjan)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-77/#post-3763055)
 * Yeah that sounds like it but the problem is just getting onto the back end. When
   I go to log in to the dashboard, I just get that error message and that’s it.
 *  [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/)
 * (@1nexus)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-77/#post-3763065)
 * Use FTP or hosting control panel and rename your current theme by adding -old
   and see if you can login.

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

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 * Last reply from: [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-77/#post-3763065)
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