Title: including php files in theme functions cause error.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# including php files in theme functions cause error.

 *  [Muhammad Rizwan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rizwan_47/)
 * (@rizwan_47)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/including-php-files-in-theme-functions-cause-error/)
 * Hi
 * When I try to include or require any file in functions.php of theme. It cause
   syntax error on that included file on line 1. While there’s absolutely no SYNTAX
   ERROR on that file.

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 *  [Jeff Matson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffmatson/)
 * (@jeffmatson)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/including-php-files-in-theme-functions-cause-error/#post-4467550)
 * What is the specific error that you are getting?

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