Parse error: syntax error -never changed anything manually

Here is the last lines of code if this helps, thanks.
function set_post_type( $post_id = 0, $post_type = ‘post’ ) {
global $wpdb;

$post_type = sanitize_post_field(‘post_type’, $post_type, $post_id, ‘db’);
$return = $wpdb->update( $wpdb->posts, array(‘post_type’ => $post_type), array(‘ID’ => $post_id) );

clean_post_cache( $post_id );

return $return;
}

/**
* Retrieve list of latest posts or posts matching criteria.
*
* The defaults are as follows:
*
* @since 1.2.0
*
* @see WP_Query::parse_query()
*
* @param array $args {
* Optional. Arguments to retrieve posts. {@see WP_Query::parse_query()} for more
* available arguments.
*
* @type int $numberposts Total number of posts to retrieve. Is an alias of $posts_per_page
* in WP_Query. Accepts 1+ and -1 for all. Default 5.
* @type int $offset The number of posts to offset before retrieval. Default 0.
* @type int|string $category Category ID or comma-separated list of IDs (this or any children).
* Is an alias of $cat in WP_Query. Default 0.
* @type string $orderby Which field to order posts by. Accepts post fields. Default ‘date’.
* @type array $include An array of post IDs to retrieve, sticky posts will be included.
* Is an alias of $post__in in WP_Query. Default empty array.
* @type array $exclude An array of post IDs not to retrieve. Default empty array.
* @type string $meta_key Custom field key. Default empty.
* @type mixed $meta_value Custom field value. Default empty string.
* @type string $post_type Post type. Default ‘post’.
* @type bool $suppress_filters Whether to suppress filters. Default true.
* }
* @return array List of posts.
*/
function get_posts( $args = null ) {
$defaults = array(
‘numberposts’ => 5, ‘offset’ => 0,
‘category’ => 0, ‘orderby’ => ‘date’,
‘order’ => ‘DESC’, ‘include’ => array(),
‘exclude’ => array(), ‘meta_key’ => ”,
‘meta_value’ =>”, ‘post_type’ => ‘post’,
‘suppress_filters’

I logged in to Cpanel and

1. Set theme back to default manually 2. Deactivate all of your Plugins manually

Still same result. Can anyone offer support? Running through forums but cannot find an answer.

Thanks or your help Clayton James.

I think they (the host) is being lazy and the error comes from their side. I have asked them to restore a full Cpanel back up I did in August.

Yeah you got it man. It was an auto update on wordpress and the theme I was using, STRIKING was not ready for it. I rolled back an old back up from 3 months ago.

I had to disable auto update, so wouldn’t happen again (for anyone else reading and stuck in same boat)
Disabling WordPress Automatic Updates

Disabling automatic updates in WordPress is easy. Simply add this line of code in your wp-config.php file:
1
define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, false );
This will disable the WordPress automatic updater, and you will still get notified when there is a new version available, so you can update at your own convenience.

Here is there (theme writers) message
23 NOV 2014 – WP 4.0.1 AUTO UPDATE = FIXED!!

Nov 23 – We have fixed the WordPress butchery of complex shortcodes, and you can view them working correctly at the theme demo site. We will engage in some further testing today as we also updated the mediaelement script and we see some issues with portfolio video which we are attending at this time. We anticipate releasing Striking MultiFlex Ver 1.2 on Monday Nov 24 (likely towards the end of that day based on Eastern Standard Time) assuming we resolve the portfolio matter.