Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected &#8216;.&#8217; in
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘.’ in

 *  [sofielyr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sofielyr/)
 * (@sofielyr)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/)
 * …..httpd.www/wp-includes/user.php on line 449..
 * What is this? I have reinstalled twice but get the same error. I am trying to
   install version 2.7.1…
 * I have had a look at the /user.php file but I cannot find any dots that doesn’t
   seem like they don’t belong.
 * Please help!

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 *  [Juliavdw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juliavdw/)
 * (@juliavdw)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/#post-1045784)
 * I am having this error as well on 2.8

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

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 * Last reply from: [Juliavdw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juliavdw/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in/#post-1045784)
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