Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected

 *  [cchristensen15](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cchristensen15/)
 * (@cchristensen15)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-134/)
 * My partner and I were working on the site when he put in coding and we reloaded
   the page.
 * this came up
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas06_data02/
   86/2282486/html/wp-content/themes/dms/functions.php on line 24
 * Neither of us can get back on to the site to fix it and we have no idea what 
   to do!

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 *  [Simon Prosser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pross/)
 * (@pross)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-134/#post-5546155)
 * You should never edit the themes php files using the wordpress editor, this is
   why.
 * The functions file for that theme does not have a line 24.
 * Here is a clean version, you can replace the code you added via FTP or maybe 
   your host provides some kind of file editor.
    [https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/dms/1.1.1/functions.php](https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/dms/1.1.1/functions.php)
 *  [samcking](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samcking/)
 * (@samcking)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-134/#post-5546424)
 * I’ve had a similar issue:
 * [14-Dec-2014 00:50:08 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘,’ in /
   home1/thecooh3/public_html/wp-content/themes/quintus/inc/custom-header.php on
   line 22
    [14-Dec-2014 00:51:36 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected‘,’
   in /home1/thecooh3/public_html/wp-content/themes/quintus/inc/custom-header.php
   on line 22
 * [12-Dec-2014 03:31:20 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare authorbbio_add_authorbox()(
   previously declared in /home1/thecooh3/public_html/wp-content/plugins/author-
   bio-box/includes/author-bio-box-functions.php:21) in /home1/thecooh3/public_html/
   wp-content/plugins/sexy-author-bio/sexy-author-bio.php on line 68
    [12-Dec-2014
   03:31:20 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare authorbbio_add_authorbox() (previously
   declared in /home1/thecooh3/public_html/wp-content/plugins/author-bio-box/includes/
   author-bio-box-functions.php:21) in /home1/thecooh3/public_html/wp-content/plugins/
   sexy-author-bio/sexy-author-bio.php on line 68
 * Any suggestions on how to get this dealt with?
 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-134/#post-5546426)
 * [@samcking](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samcking/) start your own thread

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