Title: Parse Error Last modified: April 5, 2017 --- # Parse Error * [stepat93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stepat93/) * (@stepat93) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/) * Morning, * Yesterday I was finishing my own website when I wrote a wrong string code that locked me out of WordPress, now I can’t access at any single part of my website. Today I use Filezilla to substitute the wrong string using the original one provided by a backup that I made few days ago. But my website is still not working. I’m already locked out and when I try to direct on the homepage this written appear on the monitor “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘2016’ (T_LNUMBER), expecting identifier (T_STRING) or variable (T_VARIABLE) or ‘{‘ or ‘$’ in /web/htdocs/www. patriarcadesign.it/home/wp-content/themes/mint/functions.php on line 40” that is the same written that appears when I wrote the wrong code. But if I see on Filezilla the string Functions.php is correct!! I don’t know what I have to do, please help me! Thanks for attention! - This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/). Reason: corrected title Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/page/2/?output_format=md) * [MagniGeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnigeeks/) * (@magnigeeks) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994614) * Hello stepat93, * Try clearing your cache. If you have varnish or any other caching plugin that was installed on your site. Also can you provide the code that was on functions. php? * Regards * Thread Starter [stepat93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stepat93/) * (@stepat93) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994629) * That was the code I’ve put in the original one, the mistake is that I write 2016 instead firsdate in the if cicle after dates [0] (I’m not good using code and it is not the first time I made a mistake but never happens something like this). How can I clear the cache without acceding to my administrator panel? Using Filezilla? * function data_copyright() { global $wpdb; $copyright_dates = $wpdb->get_results(” SELECT YEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate, YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdate FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = ‘publish’ “); $output = ”; if($copyright_dates){ $copyright = “© ” . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate; if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate! = $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) { $copyright .= ‘-‘ . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate;} $output = $copyright; } return $output; } * [MagniGeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnigeeks/) * (@magnigeeks) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994688) * Hello stepat93, * Thanks for providing the details.The code seems to be fine although I am a bit curious to know what’s the purpose of this function. Anyways, try to rename your plugins directory using filezilla and try to access your site. Also if you could let me know the plugin you are using for caching on the site then I may provide you exact information on how to clear cache for that plugin. * First, try to rename the plugins directory and try accessing your site also try to access other URLs on your site and see if that works. * Regards * Thread Starter [stepat93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stepat93/) * (@stepat93) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994727) * The plugins directory is the folder in the main menù where there are all the plugins that I installed? Sorry but I’m italian and my english is very poor and talking about this thins in foreign language it is difficult for me 🙂 * [MagniGeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnigeeks/) * (@magnigeeks) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994770) * I understand but you seem to be writing really good English :). Just go to filezilla and navigate to wp-content directory. There you can see plugins folder just rename it. Also can you share your website url ? * Thread Starter [stepat93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stepat93/) * (@stepat93) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994878) * OK, I rename the plugins directory (I call it pluginsrename), now whah the next step is?My website url is [http://www.patriarcadesign.it](http://www.patriarcadesign.it) * [MagniGeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnigeeks/) * (@magnigeeks) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994936) * Can you try to change your function with this? * ``` function data_copyright() { global $wpdb; $copyright_dates = $wpdb->get_results(" SELECT YEAR(min(post_date_gmt)) AS firstdate, YEAR(max(post_date_gmt)) AS lastdate FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' "); $output = ''; if($copyright_dates) { $copyright = "©" . $copyright_dates[0]->firstdate; if($copyright_dates[0]->firstdate != $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate) { $copyright .= '-' . $copyright_dates[0]->lastdate; } $output = $copyright; } return $output; } ``` * And revert back the plugin folder name to what it was. - This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [MagniGeeks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnigeeks/). * Thread Starter [stepat93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stepat93/) * (@stepat93) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/prase-error/#post-8994958) * Where have I write this code? In the Functions.php? *