Help! I foolishly edited functions.php and now if I go to any page in the site it reads "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ')' in /home/content/j/d/r/jdrowe/html/ICG/wp-content/themes/magazine_basic/functions.php on line 138". I then deleted the bad functions.php file and uploaded a good copy from my original zipped theme folder. Still it displays the same message. Is there an easy way to restore WP, like a 'safe mode'? Or an 'undo' function?
[resolved] Crash - functions.php (8 posts)
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jdrowe
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Mark / t31os
Posted 1 year ago #Can you paste the code from the file and line number mentioned in the error message please, so i can see what's causing the error.
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Posted 1 year ago #I can't even get to my files anymore. Any file I try to open within my WP install displays the same message. I can show you the original functions.php file, but I doubt that would do any good.
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Rev. Voodoo
Posted 1 year ago #you can show the edited one, if you get it from your server. Using either ftp, or a file manager if your host offers one
its in wp-content->themes->magazine_basic
Also, some hosts (like godaddy) offer a simple file restore....where you can revert back to yesterday or whatever
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Posted 1 year ago #Thanks! I overwrote all my theme files and it works again. For future reference is there a WP safe mode or anything similar (besides the hosting restore)
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Posted 1 year ago #safe mode? You mean so you can experiment without breaking anything?
If that's the case, I would look into installing wordpress locally on your computer for a test environment. Or some people make a second WP installation to test on in a subdomain/directory
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Posted 1 year ago #Good idea, thanks Rev & Mark.
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Posted 1 year ago #You're welcome... :)
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