Title: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING

 *  dpvtank
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-parse-error-unexpected-t_string/)
 * I’m having issues installing this.
    I have Apache 2.x with Windows XP, PHP [stable
   and not the beta one], and mysql running I download this. I make the config file
   manually: define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘whatever’); // The name of the database define(‘
   DB_USER’, ‘whatever’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘whatever’);//…
   and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to 
   change this value now…with all this in..I remove where it says whatever and remove
   the ‘ and put the stuff in. When I do that, I get this: Parse error: parse error,
   unexpected T_STRING in C:\Program Files\Apache2\htdocs\wp-config.php on line 
   8 WordPress Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in C:\Program
   Files\Apache2\htdocs\wp-admin\install.php on line 47 goody…so I put the ‘ back
   in there and I end up with this: Error establishing a database connection! This
   probably means that the connection information in youn wp-config.php file is 
   incorrect. Double check it and try again. * Are you sure you have the correct
   user/password? * Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? * Are
   you sure that the database server is running? Uhhh…I’m sure its running since
   I can see it in my system tray. I have apache and php working also just fine.[
   http://dpvtank.gotdns.org/info.php]. I’m sure I have mysql running also just 
   fine. I’ve installed this before [mysql with apache and php] and it has worked
   fine before. Jut not this time. with this. I figure it might have to do with 
   my firewall. I disable that and it still happens Some help here.

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 *  [southerngal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/southerngal/)
 * (@southerngal)
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-parse-error-unexpected-t_string/#post-33246)
 * You have made a user name, DB and assigned a user to the DB?
 *  [Cena (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cena/)
 * (@cena)
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-parse-error-unexpected-t_string/#post-33248)
 * T-string errors typically mean you’ve got a quote mark somewhere that’s not matched
   up with another one. (I.e., if you’ve got one ‘, you should have 2 (‘ ‘) single
   quote marks.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-parse-error-unexpected-t_string/#post-33255)
 * I have a username, password, and a database for it all. I’m running this off 
   my computer. So the password is going to be the same. I don’t have different 
   accounts running.
    Yup. I have only those signs. I know no double quotes in it
   at all. All of them are single quote marks, and with that, I’m am..no matter 
   what..getting the error mentioned above. I’m still gonna try tinkering around
   and seeing what happens.

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 * Last activity: [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-parse-error-unexpected-t_string/#post-33255)
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