Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘

 *  [trbproperties](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trbproperties/)
 * (@trbproperties)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt/)
 * My blog, [http://www.triadwholesaledeals.com](http://www.triadwholesaledeals.com)
   has an error in the sidebar php on line 17. Here is a copy of it:
 * <div id=”allsidebars”>
    <?include”translate.php”?> <div class=”sidebarswrapper”
   ><div class=”sidebars”>
 * <?php if (get_option(‘greeting’) || get_option(‘welcomemessage’)) {
    echo “<div
   id=’welcome’>”; if (get_option(‘greeting’)) { echo “<h2>” . get_option(‘greeting’).“
   </h2>”; } if (get_option(‘welcomemessage’)) { echo “<p>” . get_option(‘welcomemessage’).“
   </p>”; } echo “</div>”; } else { echo “<div id=’welcome’><h2>Welcome!</h2><p>
   To customize this message, please go to your Admin panel and find Presentation-
   >Theme Options. Modify at will!</p></div>”; } <div class=”sidebarsbottom”></div
   > </div> <!– Closes Sidebars –> </div> <!– Closes SidebarsWrapper –>
 * Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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 *  [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/)
 * (@mrmist)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt/#post-927203)
 * You’ve not closed your php tag before you go back into html at the bottom.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-lt/#post-927203)
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