Title: Problem running install.php
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Problem running install.php

 *  Resolved [albertoff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/albertoff/)
 * (@albertoff)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/)
 * When running /wordpress/wp-admin/install.php
    given error: ‘Parse error: syntax
   error, unexpected ‘{‘ in /home/podemost/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.
   php on line 2672’

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909523)
 * try **MANUAL** updating. Download a fresh copy of the WordPress .zip file to 
   your computer, unzip it, and use that to copy up all files and folders EXCEPT
   the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory. You may need to delete
   the old copies of files & folder on your server before uploading the new ones.
   Read the [Manual Update ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
   directions first.
    – **If you haven’t already done, always backup everything (
   including your database) before doing any actions, just in case something really
   goes wrong.**
 *  [WP SITES](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresssites/)
 * (@wordpresssites)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909751)
 * Did you edit the functions file in WordPress?
 * You could download WordPress and then upload a fresh functions.php file to your
   server to replace the broken file.
 * Never edit any files in the WordPress folder.
 * Make all changes in the form of a child theme.
 *  Thread Starter [albertoff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/albertoff/)
 * (@albertoff)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909752)
 * ok, thanks
 *  [abdoul93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abdoul93/)
 * (@abdoul93)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909776)
 * **Hi dear, I have an issue with photo sliders on the main page from my web! Can
   you help to fix it please?**
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909779)
 * **[@abdoul93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abdoul93/)** – you need to 
   start your own thread in the appropriate forum – on your theme’s own sub-forum:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)

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

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-running-installphp-2/#post-5909779)
 * Status: resolved

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