Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"UTF-8"'
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"UTF-8"'

 *  [hilguti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hilguti/)
 * (@hilguti)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-utf-8/)
 * Hello, I had the theme “adventurous” installed. I was trying to do some editing
   in the menus. I tried to edit the file adventurous-menus.php and got this error
   message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘”UTF-8″‘ (T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING) 
   in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas04_data03/95/2292195/html/wp-content/themes/adventurous/
   inc/adventurous-menus.php on line 63
 * Then I downloaded the theme and opened the adventurous-menus.php file in notepad
   and copy pasted it in the Edit themes page but I am still getting the same error
   message. Now I am stuck I cannot do anything. Please guys help me soon. Is there
   any way to undo the changes or reset the theme or apply a new theme. Note that
   I cannot go to my site also.
    [http://personaldevelopment1.com/](http://personaldevelopment1.com/)

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 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-utf-8/#post-5457194)
 * – can you post lines 60 – 63 of your edited adventurous-menus.php. Enclose the
   code using the code button. It may be possible for others to spot the syntax 
   error.
 * – try a php validator. There are a few around, eg:
    [http://phpcodechecker.com/](http://phpcodechecker.com/)
 * – unzip adventurous.zip on your hard drive and upload just adventurous-menus.
   php over the old one using FTP or your host’s file manager software.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-utf-8/#post-5457194)
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