Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected CANT ACCESS PAGE Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Parse error: syntax error, unexpected CANT ACCESS PAGE * [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/) * I was adding some text working on the excerpt to the function.php area of the editor function, pressed update, and then this error came up “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /var/www/cbslife.dk/public_html/ wp-content/themes/canvas/functions.php on line 129” * the website url is normally [http://www.cbslife.dk](http://www.cbslife.dk) but now i can’t even access that or the wordpress site to try and make edits to fix it. I have no idea what to do and am freaking out in fear that the entire website might be lost. What do I do???? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [zenticdk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zenticdk/) * (@zenticdk) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413058) * Do you have a backup file of the function.php ? is this the first time you made changes on this file? i think you might be able to upload and overwrite the file with the stock one from the installation package, that should make the site working again. * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413059) * Lol.. it’s okay. Calm down 😉 Your content is not lost forever. * Do you know what FTP access is? If not, do you know how to access your files through your webhost’s control panel? * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413061) * This is my first time…. which is probably why this happened. How do I access the FTP? I have no idea. Any help would be much appreciated. Y’all are life savers if you can get this to work again. * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413065) * 1. Download your themes files to your desktop. 2. Extract the zip file. 3. Log into your hosting providers control panel. 4. Navigate to your online file manager. 5. Navigate to /wp-content/YOURTHEME/ 6. See if there is a ‘footer.php’ file. 7. Upload the ‘footer.php’ file from your desktop (the one your extracted) to this folder, over-writing the original. * You should now be able to access your website. * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413069) * Where do I go to download theme files to my desktop? * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413071) * What theme are you using? * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413073) * I was using a theme from woothemes not from wordpress. Does that make a difference? * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413074) * I was using a theme from woothemes not from wordpress. Does that make a difference? * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413075) * It doesn’t make a difference, but you do need to have the same theme’s files as your installation. * Okay, second option… login to your hosing control panel and download your footer. php file to your desktop. * Copy the ENTIRE contents, and go to [http://www.pastebin.com](http://www.pastebin.com), and paste your code. Click submit, and on the next page, copy the link address and paste it back here. I’ll look at your code and see if I can correct the error. * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413082) * it’s called canvas * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413085) * That is a paid theme. You will need to contact them to get a replacement footer. php file. * Or you can follow my previous message, and we can try to correct the error. * Thread Starter [analisa114](https://wordpress.org/support/users/analisa114/) * (@analisa114) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413126) * [http://pastebin.com/M4CUjwg5](http://pastebin.com/M4CUjwg5) this is the code that came up. * even if we find the error though, how will i be able to get into wordpress to correct it? * [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413203) * Analisa… I’m so sorry. * I meant to get your **functions.php** file, NOT the footer.php file. * That’s totally my fault. * Please do the exact same thing you did with the footer.php file with pastebin, but this time do it with your functions.php file. * Then, once I make the correction, I will post it back to pastebin. Next, you can log into your hosting control panel, and delete the functions.php file, and reupload my newly created one. * This SHOULD let you back into your website. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Parse error: syntax error, unexpected CANT ACCESS PAGE’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [syntax error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/syntax-error/) * [website down](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/website-down/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 13 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-cant-access-page/#post-2413203) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics