Title: Parse error: syntax error unexpected message
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error unexpected message

 *  [edwardsec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edwardsec/)
 * (@edwardsec)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-message/)
 * Please help! I tried adding custom CSS for an email opt in bar and now I am totally
   locked out of my site, admin page, anything…. people going to my site see the
   same thing. this is what comes up on a white screen when I go to my URL: thatlushlife.
   com:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘:’ in /home/content/18/11263218/html/wp-
   content/themes/thesis/thesis.php on line 95
 * Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?
 * Any help is MUCH appreciated!!!!!

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 *  [chaturaka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaturaka/)
 * (@chaturaka)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-message/#post-4529539)
 * Hi!
 * After installing the theme you may have such error message. This issue is related
   to the version of PHP used on your server and it could be easily resolved. In
   the error message you can see what exact file caused the issue (in /home/user/
   public_html/wp-content/themes…
 * Please, watch the tutorial on how to handle such error:
 * _[Link moderated]_

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 * Last reply from: [chaturaka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chaturaka/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-message/#post-4529539)
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