Title: Child Theme & Functions.php issue
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Child Theme & Functions.php issue

 *  Resolved [Dee Lete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dee-lete/)
 * (@dee-lete)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-issue-1/)
 * I have spent Many hours trying to solve this before posting here. Time spent 
   reading many pages & forum topics (with proper functions.php issues).
 * The problem: I have created a child theme of SoSimple v1.2 theme which works 
   in WAMP – no issues in display, wp-sign-in, or known functionality issues. Uploaded
   my child-theme & source theme to a apache server – solved a few minor issues –
   one was MY my-style.css in the child theme folder was not recognized – to went
   to [https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)&
   created a functions.php with the below code in it (ONLY this code)& used:
 *     ```
       <?php
       function theme_enqueue_styles() {
   
           $parent_style = 'parent-style';
   
           wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
           wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
               get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
               array( $parent_style )
           );
       }
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_enqueue_styles' );
       ?>
       ```
   
 * which worked & my-style.css worked fine – HOWEVER – this functions.php file has
   created a “white screen” when trying to sign in on the wp-admin.php login. Once
   the functions.php I created is renamed (or removed) from the directory (via FTP)
   login functionality is fine & I can sign in fine. However, now the my-style.css
   is not recognized until the function.php file is renamed to functions.php.
    This
   was a trial & error process to narrow down the source of the issue – trying another
   source theme with the child theme, reinstalling WP, no plugins (only 1 used),&
   a dozen or so ways to enter the function.php code in the functions.php file.
 * Besides any advice on what to try – can some PLEASE post an example of what the“
   Proper” php code in the child functions.php file would be to accomplished to 
   recognize my “my-style.css” in the sosimple-child directory vs the “style.css”
   in the Source them directory.
 * In addition, this issue only occurs when using the child theme – and NO other“
   white pages” occur, even when saving or viewing changes, or any time – sign-in
   is fine when using a Source theme.
 * Thank You
    D.

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 *  Thread Starter [Dee Lete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dee-lete/)
 * (@dee-lete)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-issue-1/#post-7033287)
 * After More tries I found this SIMPLE solution in this post by New Nine Media:
   
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-on-twentyten-child-theme-causes-blank-pages-mu-setup?replies=24](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-on-twentyten-child-theme-causes-blank-pages-mu-setup?replies=24)
 * “The Fix (sometimes): Open functions.php, copy everything, paste it to a new 
   text document. Delete functions.php. Save the text document as functions.php.”
 * which solved the issue.
 * Thank You

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## Tags

 * [child theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/child-theme/)
 * [login error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/login-error/)
 * [white screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/white-screen/)

 * 1 reply
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 * Last reply from: [Dee Lete](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dee-lete/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-issue-1/#post-7033287)
 * Status: resolved

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