Title: Error in Syntax / Child theme / Orbisius Plugin Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Error in Syntax / Child theme / Orbisius Plugin * Resolved [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/) * Hello, * I use the storefront theme and I added the Orbisius Plugin in order to edit the CSS. But I think i wrote something front in my Child theme and can not access to my website as well as wordpress either. * It says :Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home3/icloud/public_html/ www.shop-peinture.ch/wp-content/themes/storefront/functions.php on line 17 * I use the latest version of WordPress. I tried to rename the file in functions. php via Filezilla but it seems that it is not this file which is corrupted. I can not find the functions.php of my child theme…I can not find the child them on Filezilla. * Thanks for your kind help 🙂 * Florent Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 29 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Lalit Nagrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laliz/) * (@laliz) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007154) * login to ftp/file manager and edit this file in folder * > wp content > –themes —storefront funtions.php * file is there * remove < from line 17 , i think this should fix your issue. * if it still throws errors then you can redownload the theme and upload it again( u will lost previous customizations though) * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007161) * Hey, thanks for your answer. * But that’s what I did…and unfortunately it’s still the same file as before…not line 17 ! * No idea where the child theme could be ? Or is it still the same theme used ? * [Lalit Nagrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laliz/) * (@laliz) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007168) * > I can not find the child them on Filezilla. * you mean you cant locate this file? * i think right now website is down too, so better redownload theme file from developer’s website and upload it. you have to rename old Theme too,else it will throw error. * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007173) * I don’t know what this Plugin does actually. * It’s weird. I download it then I clicked on my theme and I tried to edit the functions.php page. But as soon as I saved this new page this error page appeared. * So I copied the original functions.php page onto the child plugin functions.php page but it didn’t change anything. Then I had the idea to go on Filezilla to edit the functions.php but it’s exactly the same as the original one ! * So now I have no idea how to solve this problem … I can only find the original storefront theme on Filezilla and I am not sure if this plugin actually creates directly a physical theme or not. * Thanks for your help anyway * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007175) * Copying a theme’s functions.php file into a child theme WILL crash a site. You’ll need to use FTP or CPanel to delete that child theme folder on the server. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007176) * OR try deleting the plugin that caused the problem. * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007177) * That’s what I wanted to do but is it possible to delete the plugin directly from Filezilla as it’s the only way to access to my database ? * Because it seems that there is no Child theme folder.,, * The plugin is Orbisius, * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007179) * You should be able to find the plugin here: * ``` wp-content plugin IN HERE - DELETE THE PLUGIN FROM HERE ``` * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007180) * When I click on * Wp-content * it shows : uploads themes * And no plugin folder * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007181) * Sounds like you may not be looking in the right place on your server – can you double check that? And make sure that Filezilla is set to show all files. * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007187) * I am using Filezilla with my admin and password working. * I can see all the themes I previously downloaded (Theme folder) * The first two folders that appear are : * wp-includes and wp-content -> upload / themes * I set Filezilla to show all my files… * Thread Starter [dayyman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dayyman/) * (@dayyman) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-syntax-child-theme-orbisius-plugin/#post-6007188) * The original * functions.php file :