Title: Syntax error on comments.php:149 Last modified: April 21, 2018 --- # Syntax error on comments.php:149 * Resolved [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) * (@kadaicross) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/) * In the latest version (1.22) there is an Syntax error thrown at line 149 of comments. php. * The whole error I get is like this: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected‘)’ in /home/—/public_html/wp-content/themes/lovecraft/comments.php on line 149 * I am trying to figure out the exact source of the error, as the mentioned line contains “), ),” and seems to be valid with the array and apply_filters that opened them. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Thread Starter [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) * (@kadaicross) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204481) * Continuation: * I believed first that this may have been caused by the child theme customizations I have done to your theme, but it is not. * Tried it on a test install I have and the same error appeared there. With a unmodified version of the lovecraft theme. Still can’t figure out what is wrong exactly. * Thread Starter [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) * (@kadaicross) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204530) * Look here: [https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Flovecraft%2F1.21%2Fcomments.php&old=86930&new_path=%2Flovecraft%2F1.22%2Fcomments.php&new=91741&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Flovecraft%2F1.21%2Fcomments.php&old=86930&new_path=%2Flovecraft%2F1.22%2Fcomments.php&new=91741&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=) * On lines 139-140 (past version) and lines 148-149. Apparently the version of PHP I am using on a server (PHP 7.0.28) just complained at the way the parentheses and colon where written there. * Needed to revert the closing parentheses as how it is on the lines 139-140 to make the script run without issues. * [andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/) * (@andreeaw) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204538) * What about a simple user as I am? What shall I do so I can use the update with no problems? Thank you! * Theme Author [Anders Norén](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anlino/) * (@anlino) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204542) * I’m out right now, but I’ll have a fix for the notice within the next couple of hours. You can hold off from updating until then. * [andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/) * (@andreeaw) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204549) * Thank you! I can update in a couple of days or so. I am not in a hurry. As the previous version I could not use it because of an error… * Thread Starter [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) * (@kadaicross) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204553) * [@andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/): better to wait for the next version (1.23) before update. As I am unsure if this might happen on any other environment (This was present on the version of PHP I use, but maybe not in the one that the developer has) * So, is better to have a word from Anders about this before updating (specially if the website its important or production one) * EDIT: Nevermind, there is the answer. Thank you Anders. - This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/). * [andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/) * (@andreeaw) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204561) * No, it is just a blog, but with the previous version my pages dissapeared or something, i don’t remember exactly now, i said it at that time, so I am still using the 1.20 version. Being a blog though, I am part of a project where a group of bloggers publish theire reviews in the same time… I am not in a hurry with updating. I thought just that will be nice to be updated and working. * Theme Author [Anders Norén](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anlino/) * (@anlino) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204744) * Hi [@kadaicross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) and [@andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/), * The fix has been submitted now. It should be live in a couple of minutes. * — Anders * [andreeaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreeaw/) * (@andreeaw) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10204747) * Thank you! * Thread Starter [Kadai Crosshansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadaicross/) * (@kadaicross) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-on-comments-php149/#post-10205405) * I confirm this is working as expected now. * Thanks for the fix. 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