Title: Parse error pls help
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Parse error pls help

 *  Resolved [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * (@phoenixdynasty)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/)
 * Hello, I have downloaded a plug-in and after activating it got the following 
   error. My site is now down showing this error
 * Warning: Unexpected character in input: ‘\’ (ASCII=92) state=1 in /home/bizkids/
   public_html/wp-content/plugins/post-levels.php on line 2
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/bizkids/public_html/wp-
   content/plugins/post-levels.php on line 2
 * Pls help how I can correct the error

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 *  [muelheim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muelheim/)
 * (@muelheim)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481214)
 * Looks like you have got a PHP-Syntax-Error in your file.
 *  Thread Starter [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * (@phoenixdynasty)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481215)
 * What do you suggest to correct this? is it in the plug-in php file?
 *  [muelheim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muelheim/)
 * (@muelheim)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481226)
 * Yep
 * You can post the first lines in pastebin ([http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/](http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/))
   and I will have a look.
 *  Thread Starter [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * (@phoenixdynasty)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481355)
 * Posted already. Here’s the URL
 * [http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/253277](http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/253277)
 *  [muelheim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muelheim/)
 * (@muelheim)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481357)
 * I do not see any invalid code.
 * Did you ever open the file in an advanced editor (like word) and saved it afterwards?
 * Did you take this file of your server?
 *  Thread Starter [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * (@phoenixdynasty)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481404)
 * I pasted the code in wordpad, saved it and upload. I got the download here:
 * [http://fortes.com/2005/12/27/post-levels-10/](http://fortes.com/2005/12/27/post-levels-10/)
 *  [muelheim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muelheim/)
 * (@muelheim)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481408)
 * Try right-click on the link and save as… without using an editor.
 *  Thread Starter [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * (@phoenixdynasty)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481412)
 * It worked. Thanks. Well it seems the error is in the pasting to Wordpad.
 * Thanks for being generous with your time in helping me out on this error.

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 * Last reply from: [phoenixdynasty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phoenixdynasty/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-pls-help/#post-481412)
 * Status: resolved

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