Title: Error message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error message

 *  [Jerry Lindenburger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerry-lindenburger/)
 * (@jerry-lindenburger)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/)
 * I get this error message when trying to access one of my sites [here](http://www.cashblog-n.com)
   Can you change themes in cpanel?

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 *  [Peter Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterebutler/)
 * (@peterebutler)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1035835)
 * The error you’re getting is a theme error. Go ahead and login (at yoursite.com/
   wp-admin), and reactivate your default theme, or a different theme, and the site
   should work fine. If you’re really set on using that particular theme, paste 
   the file functions.php (which is in your theme folder) at [http://pastebin.ca/](http://pastebin.ca/),
   and we should be able to help.
 *  Thread Starter [Jerry Lindenburger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerry-lindenburger/)
 * (@jerry-lindenburger)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1035907)
 * Hey Peter,
    I’m unable to get to any part of my site, I just get the same error
   message. Tell me if this would work, that is going to cpanel deleting (functions
   php) folder and re-uploading the folder since the problem seems to be an extra(?)
   in the code. Overwriting it wouldn’t work? I’m pretty new to this editing, I 
   think I’m just getting to know enough to be dangerous!lol Anyway thanks for your
   response, I’ll wait to attempt that until I hear back. Jerry
 *  [Peter Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterebutler/)
 * (@peterebutler)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1035911)
 * Interesting. It didnt occur to me that a functions.php problem would wreck the
   whole install, but I suppose that makes sense.
 * You’re on the right track – here’s what I’d do: Get into your site with an ftp
   program (or cpanel, I suppose), and either delete or rename functions.php (it
   will be located in wp-content/themes/whatever theme folder), or just rename/delete
   the entire theme folder. Once you do this, the frontend of your site wont display,
   but you should be able to login to the backend again, and change the theme back
   to default.
 * After all that, if you still want to use that theme, we can probable get the 
   function order sorted out.
 *  Thread Starter [Jerry Lindenburger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerry-lindenburger/)
 * (@jerry-lindenburger)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1036019)
 * Well I went into cpanel deleted the theme, got to my dashboard and activated 
   another one, and it all looks good! Had me worried for a while!
    Thanks for your
   help Peter
 *  [Peter Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterebutler/)
 * (@peterebutler)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1036031)
 * No Problem. Good luck!

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-29/#post-1036031)
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