Title: Parse error after install
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Parse error after install

 *  [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * (@petsblogs)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/)
 * i’m getting this error
 * Warning: main(/home/petsblog/public_html/bmc/start.php): failed to open stream:
   No such file or directory in /home/petsblog/public_html/index.php on line 4

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200167)
 * start.php is not a WP file
 *  Thread Starter [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * (@petsblogs)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200185)
 * i had installed another blog “boast machine” uninstalled it.
 * could that be causing the problem?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200194)
 * So, after you uninstalled it, does WP work? Or the uninstall wasn’t really successfull
   and the files got mixed up?
 *  Thread Starter [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * (@petsblogs)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200195)
 * yeah i think the files might of got mized up
 * I thought i deleted all the “boast machine” ones though
 *  Thread Starter [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * (@petsblogs)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200198)
 * ok i think it’s the index.php that is wrong
 * but for some reason, i can’t change it.
 *  Thread Starter [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * (@petsblogs)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200204)
 * Nevermind, got it
 * cheers

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [petsblogs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petsblogs/)
 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-after-install/#post-200204)
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