I have the identical problem.
Without wp-config.php
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘ in /users13/domains/nvcnaffiliates.org/web/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2689
I tried creating my own wp-config.php as suggested in user guide then got
With hand modified wp-config.php
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /users13/domains/nvcnaffiliates.org/web/wp-includes/pomo/entry.php on line 61
