Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[', expecting ')'
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[', expecting ')'

 *  Resolved [gon2train](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gon2train/)
 * (@gon2train)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-1/)
 * HELP!!!
 * i was trying to do something …
 * saved the file on desktop just incase it started giving me trouble ..
 * well it did and i reloaded the origianl file and still getting meesage ..
    website
   down totall!!!!
 * HELP!!!!
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘, expecting ‘)’ in /home/ddt_admin/dogwooddogtraining.
   com/wp-content/themes/thesis_185/custom/custom_functions.php on line 19

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 *  Thread Starter [gon2train](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gon2train/)
 * (@gon2train)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-expecting-1/#post-5240552)
 * hi
    i found problem .. thanks

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