Title: Syntax error after creating child theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Syntax error after creating child theme

 *  Resolved [sabradavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sabradavis/)
 * (@sabradavis)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-after-creating-child-theme/)
 * Hello!
 * I tried to create a child theme so that I can make edits to the Blaskan theme
   and since installing it I received this message:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/tpham/public_html/enlightenedwellbeing.
   com/wp-content/themes/persand-blaskanchild-427b460/functions.php on line 1
 * I am not able to login to wordpress. I can’t view my website (enlightenedwellbeing.
   com)
    I can not get to my themes. I have tried to figure out what an FTP is and
   how to use one to resolve my issue but I have been unsuccessful with that as 
   well. I use godaddy as my domain name provider but I do not have hosting with
   them. I don’t know if that makes wordpress my host or not. Please please please
   help me. I am so confused!

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 *  [ronangelo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronangelo/)
 * (@ronangelo)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-after-creating-child-theme/#post-3216771)
 * you probably forgot the opening php tag
    login to where your files are hosted(
   I think your site is hosted at hostgator). You can fix this through the file 
   manager.

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