Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in

 *  [portalmaya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/portalmaya/)
 * (@portalmaya)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-end-in-2/)
 * Hi all,
 * I have this problem in my wordpress, I hope all sifu can help me :
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/abc/domains/blog.e-abc.com/
   public_html/index.php on line 258
 * My code in index.php as follows :
 *     ```
       <?php
       /*
       Template Name: Home Page Option 1
       */
       ?>
   
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       	<div id="page" class="clearfix">
   
       		<div id="contentleft">
   
       <?php if ( $paged < 2 ) { // Do stuff specific to first page?>
   
       <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/features.php'); ?>
   
       			<div id="content">
   
       				<div class="home-post-list-2">
   
       <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/banner468.php'); ?>
   
       					<h3 class="home-post-list">Other Recent Articles</h3>			
   
       <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
       if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate[$post->ID] ) continue; ?>
       <?php $post_class = ('home-post-1' == $post_class) ? 'alt-home-post-1' : 'home-post-1'; ?>
   
       					<div class="<?php echo $post_class; ?>" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   
       						<div class="entry clearfix">
   
       <?php if (get_post_meta($post->ID, post_thumbnail)) { ?>
       							<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, post_thumbnail, true); ?>" class="post-thum" alt="post thumbnail" /></a>
       <?php } else { ?>
       							<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/def-thumb.gif" class="post-thum" alt="post thumbnail" /></a>
       <?php } ?>
   
       							<h2 class="home-list"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       							<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
       							<?php the_time('jMY') ?> | <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('0 comments', '1 comment', '% comments'); ?> | <a class="more-link" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">Continued</a>
   
       						</div>
   
       					</div>
   
       <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
   
       <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/bot-nav.php'); ?>
   
       				</div>
   
       <?php } else { // Do stuff specific to non-first page ?>
   
       			<div id="content">
   
       				<div class="home-post-list-2">
   
       					<h3 class="home-post-list">Other Recent Articles</h3>
   
       <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
       if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate[$post->ID] ) continue; ?>
       <?php $post_class = ('home-post-1' == $post_class) ? 'alt-home-post-1' : 'home-post-1'; ?>
   
       					<div class="<?php echo $post_class; ?>" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
   
       						<div class="entry clearfix">
   
       <?php if (get_post_meta($post->ID, post_thumbnail)) { ?>
       							<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, post_thumbnail, true); ?>" class="post-thum" alt="post thumbnail" /></a>
       <?php } else { ?>
       							<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><img src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/images/def-thumb.gif" class="post-thum" alt="post thumbnail" /></a>
       <?php } ?>
   
       							<h2 class="home-list"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       							<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
       							<?php the_time('jMY') ?> | <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('0 comments', '1 comment', '% comments'); ?> | <a class="more-link" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">Continued</a>
   
       						</div>
   
       					</div>
   
       <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
   
       <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/bot-nav.php'); ?>
   
       				</div>
   
       <?php } ?>
   
       <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/midcontent.php'); ?>
   
       <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
   
       <?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
 * (@iridiax)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-end-in-2/#post-1046664)
 * What is in your main WordPress index.php (not your theme one)?

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