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

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected

 *  [hwp32920](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hwp32920/)
 * (@hwp32920)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-86/)
 * HI, I’m new to WP.
    I usually do not use WP, but I just inherit site ( [http://hesperusplayszorro.com/](http://hesperusplayszorro.com/))
   written in WP and it has this eror: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘
   in /home/content/93/10637493/html/index.php on line 18
 * I can logged in into admin site and replaced template (at Appearance/Editor) 
   index.php with nothing (well, a plain text line says ‘Hello’)
 * It does not show any changes on the published site.
 * So where does line 18 come from? index.php only has one line. unless I edited
   the wrong file or there is overhead that not listed.
 * Thanks,
 * -HNedra

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