Title: I was playing with functions.php Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # I was playing with functions.php * [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/) * Hello all * I was wondering if there is anyone who can help me. I made a big mistake playing with functions.php and maybe header.php theme files. Now my website is down, displaying only error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/lampgov/ public_html/wp-content/themes/lamp/functions.php on line 118 * I tried to upload original functions.php and header.php files from the Theme to FTP, but no luck. I can’t login neither can view the site. * Only acces I now have is the FTP. * Any advice would be much appreciated? Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032868) * > I tried to upload original functions.php and header.php files from the Theme > to FTP, but no luck. I can’t login neither can view the site. * Try downloading your theme from the server and replacing it with a fresh copy by using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application your host provides. * Also try: – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F) by using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application your host provides. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems. * – switching to the default theme (twenty eleven) by renaming your current theme’s folder in wp-content/themes using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application your host provides. * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032873) * Thank you for your reply. I have tried both of solutions, but still no luck. Nothing changes. * Here is the code of the functions.php file in question: * ``` init(); define( 'PREFIX', $tfuse->prefix ); @$style = $_GET['color']; $styles_directory = get_template_directory()."/styles/"; $styles_directory_uri = get_template_directory_uri()."/styles/"; if( is_file( $styles_directory . $style .'.css' ) ) { //update_option(PREFIX.'_alt_stylesheet',$style.".css"); setcookie(PREFIX . '_style_demo', $style.".css", time()+3600, '/'); } if( !empty($_GET['bg']) && is_file( get_template_directory().'/images/'.esc_attr($_GET['bg']) ) ) { @setcookie(PREFIX . '_style_demo', esc_attr($_GET['bg']), time()+3600*60, '/'); } # This sets the HTML Editor as default # add_filter( 'wp_default_editor', create_function('', 'return "html";') ); add_filter('themefuse_shortcodes', 'do_shortcode'); add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode'); //add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' ); // Disable Admin Bar for all users add_filter('show_admin_bar', '__return_false'); function improved_trim_excerpt($text) { $raw_excerpt = $text; if ( '' == $text ) { $text = get_the_content(''); $text = strip_shortcodes( $text ); $text = apply_filters('the_content', $text); $text = preg_replace('@]*?>.*?@si', '', $text); $text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text); $text = strip_tags($text, ''); $excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 25); $excerpt_more = apply_filters('excerpt_more', ' ...' . ''); $words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1); if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) { array_pop($words); $text = implode(' ', $words); $text = $text . $excerpt_more; } } return apply_filters('wp_trim_excerpt', $text, $raw_excerpt); } remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt'); add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'improved_trim_excerpt'); $_settings = get_option('newsletter_settings') ? get_option('newsletter_settings') : array(); function add_email( $email ){ global $_settings; $emails = explode(",", $email); $valid_emails = array(); $unique_emails = array(); foreach($emails as $mail){ if ( is_email(trim($mail)) ) $valid_emails[] = trim($mail); } if ( empty($valid_emails) ) return false; $valid_emails_string = implode(",", $valid_emails); if ( !empty($_settings['newsletter_emails']) ) $valid_emails_string = ',' . $valid_emails_string; $_settings['newsletter_emails'] .= $valid_emails_string; $unique_emails = explode(",", $_settings['newsletter_emails']); $unique_emails = array_unique($unique_emails); $_settings['newsletter_emails'] = implode(",", $unique_emails); _save_settings_todb(); return true; } function _save_settings_todb($form_settings = '') { global $_settings; if ( $form_settings <> '' ) { unset($form_settings['newsletter_settings_saved']); $emails = $_settings['newsletter_emails']; $_settings = $form_settings; $_settings['newsletter_emails'] = $emails; } update_option('newsletter_settings', $_settings); } if ( isset($_POST['newsletter']) ) add_email( $_POST['newsletter'] ); if (!function_exists('tfuse_comment_reply')) { function tfuse_comment_reply() { if ( is_singular() ) wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' ); } } add_action('get_header', 'tfuse_comment_reply'); ?> ``` * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032877) * Can we have a link to your site? * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032881) * [http://www.lamp.gov.me](http://www.lamp.gov.me) * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032887) * I think you’re still using the lamp theme. Have you tried? * – switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder (lamp) in wp-content/themes using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application your host provides. * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032891) * I have renamed “twentyeleven” folder in “lamp” and thigs are the same. I have renamed “lamp” in “twentyeleven”, still the same. Even now I don’t have a “lamp” folder name. Check it out? Whatever I try, still get the same parse error.. * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032892) * And yes, uploading fresh copy of the theme and replacing those files, didn’t help either. I thought it would recover it, whatever it may be. Very strange.. * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032905) * > I have renamed “twentyeleven” folder in “lamp” and things are the same. * Don’t rename the twentyeleven theme folder, you only need to rename the lamp folder. * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032909) * It is renamed, and “twentyeleven” is still there. * Thread Starter [picking_functions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picking_functions/) * (@picking_functions) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032911) * I have managed to solve this. Simply by trying to upload and replace corrupted functions.php file again… * Thank you very much for your support, keesiemeijer! * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032912) * That’s strange because I can still see it here as part of the url. [http://www.lamp.gov.me/wp-content/themes/lamp/style.css](http://www.lamp.gov.me/wp-content/themes/lamp/style.css) * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-playing-with-functionsphp/#post-3032916) * Ah, that would explain it. 🙂 * I’m glad you got it solved. 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