Title: Parse Error when installing theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse Error when installing theme

 *  [wwest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwest/)
 * (@wwest)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/)
 * OK, i downloaded the theme Deep Silent
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/deep-silent](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/deep-silent)
 * It seemed like it installed currectly but when i activate it i get this error
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in C:\xampplite\htdocs\wp-content\
   themes\deep-silent\functions.php on line 409
 * I have googled this error i haven’t found any information on it
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/#post-1663166)
 * the theme is not compatible with 3.0.x
 *  Thread Starter [wwest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwest/)
 * (@wwest)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/#post-1663171)
 * Well i use to run it on 3.0 so i reverted my 90left.net to 3.0 and i still get
   the same error
 *  Thread Starter [wwest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwest/)
 * (@wwest)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/#post-1663176)
 * i figured it out
 * I had to change this starting on line 407
    <? } ?>
 * to this
 * <?php
    } ?>php
 *  Thread Starter [wwest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwest/)
 * (@wwest)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/#post-1663474)
 * ok, I thought that fix above fixed it but after further investigation it didn’t
   and it blew chunks
 * I had this theme on a godaddy hosted page about 2 months ago and it worked great,
   it only started acting up when i decided to switch to my own host which i host
   here and use XAMPP to host it. I have tried 2.9, 3.0 and 3.1 with no luck but
   i dont think its a supported issue because it worked on godaddy, Anyone have 
   any ideas?
 * Thanks

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [wwest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wwest/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-installing-theme/#post-1663474)
 * Status: not resolved

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