Title: Syntax error Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Syntax error * Resolved [AngelikWebDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelikwebdesigns/) * (@angelikwebdesigns) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/) * website: pinellasbusinessdirectory.com * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’ in /home3/projectx/public_html/wp-content/ themes/raindrops/functions.php on line 1 * is what is being displayed when I try to view my site or login to pinellasbusinessdirectory. com/wp-admin * I have no idea what caused this. I am relatively new to wordpress. was offline for about an hour and a half to watch a movie after adding some seo plugins and playing with my widgets. when I returned this is what has occurred. * Someone please help I cant access anything! Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755449) * Hi AngelikWebDesigns * You can see from the following link: source code of the part where the error has occurred * [https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/raindrops/1.204/functions.php](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/raindrops/1.204/functions.php) * Please compare your raindrops functions.php * line1 ( first line ) is same? or not? * Thread Starter [AngelikWebDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelikwebdesigns/) * (@angelikwebdesigns) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755450) * thats the problem. I cannot access pinellasbusinessdirectory.com/wp-admin in order to view my editor. Im relatively new to wordpress also. * How can I fix this? * Thread Starter [AngelikWebDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelikwebdesigns/) * (@angelikwebdesigns) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755451) * I did do the update on the theme I think yesterday so it should be the most recent version. I dont remember doing anything to the “functions.php file. I did edit the css file in relation to the header earlier this evening but that was it. aside from playing around testing a few widgets / plugins. * I just dont understand what to do. I have no way to access my site or administrative backend to repair this. * Thread Starter [AngelikWebDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelikwebdesigns/) * (@angelikwebdesigns) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755453) * Hi Nobita I even tried to go back into my browsing history to see if I could access my editor from earlier when I was modifying the css file but the same thing occurs. same syntax error. * How is it that this would disable my entire site and the wordpress admin area? I’ve got to get this fixed but have no idea what to do. * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755457) * Can you check the file in the SERVER using FTP tool? * If you can not, * Please try to ask how to get in touch with the web hosting suppliers, to check the files on the server * And compare the souce code line 1 * Thank you. * Thread Starter [AngelikWebDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelikwebdesigns/) * (@angelikwebdesigns) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-75/#post-4755461) * not sure how to do that. I use hostgator for hosting service. i can get into pinellasbusinessdirectory.com/cpanel the source code for line 1 should be