Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

 *  [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/)
 * I am in the process of changing my web hosting from 000webhost to Vidahost, as
   I require more sql databases.
 * I’m using the free Expositio theme ([http://expositio.wpshower.com/](http://expositio.wpshower.com/))
   on my website [http:boycalledben.co.uk](http://boycalledben.co.uk)
 * The site works fine on 000webhost. However, I’ve now setup wordpress on Vidahost
   and have tried installing the exact same version of the theme, but when I activate
   the theme to use it, it comes up with the error:
 * `Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/boycalle/public_html/
   wp-content/themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.php on line 1`
 * Now my knowledge of HTML and CSS is minimal, but PHP doesn’t even feature on 
   my radar.
 * Can anybody help?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2915988)
 * Try asking on [http://wpshower.com/forums](http://wpshower.com/forums).
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2915993)
 * Hi, can you paste the first lines from /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-content/
   themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.php ? it might be a missing tag….
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916041)
 * Thanks Esmi, I haven’t tried there as the response is usually quite slow, but
   I will bear it in mind.
 * Here you go jnhghy,
 *     ```
       <?php/**  *	Admin styles & scripts  */add_action( 'admin_init', 'free01_admin_init' );function free01_admin_init() {   wp_register_style( 'free01_admin_css', get_bloginfo( 'template_url' ) . '/includes/theme_options.css' );   wp_register_script( 'free01_admin_js', get_bloginfo( 'template_url' ) . '/includes/theme_options.js' );}function free01_admin_styles() {   wp_enqueue_style('postbox');   wp_enqueue_style('media-upload');   wp_enqueue_style('thickbox');   wp_enqueue_style( 'free01_admin_css' );   wp_enqueue_style( 'farbtastic' );}function free01_admin_js() {   wp_enqueue_script('media-upload');   wp_enqueue_script('thickbox');   wp_enqueue_script( 'free01_admin_js' );   wp_enqueue_script( 'farbtastic' );}/**  *	Add admin pages  */function free01_options_page() {    add_theme_page( 'Theme Options', 'Theme Options', 'edit_theme_options', basename(__FILE__), 'free01_options' );    add_action( 'admin_print_styles', 'free01_admin_styles' );    add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'free01_admin_js' );}add_action('admin_menu', 'free01_options_page');/***** Options page *****/function free01_options() {    if ( isset( $_POST['update_options'] ) ) { free01_options_update(); }  //check options update	?>    <div class="wrap free01">        <div id="icon-options-general" class="icon32"><br /></div>		<h2><?php _e('Theme Options', 'free01'); ?></h2>				<form method="post" action="">            <fieldset>                <input type="hidden" name="update_options" value="true"/>                <div id="poststuff" class="metabox-holder">                    <div class="meta-box-sortables">                        <!-- General -->                        <div class="postbox">                            <div class="handlediv" title="<?php _e('Click to toggle'); ?>">                                <br/>                            </div>                            <h3 class="hndle"><span><?php _e('General', 'free01'); ?></span></h3>                            <div class="inside">								                                <table class="form-table">                                    <tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Favicon URL:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_favicon_url"><input type="text" name="free01_favicon_url" id="free01_favicon_url" size="76" value="<?php echo get_option('free01_favicon_url'); ?>"/> <input id="free01_favicon_url_button" class="button" type="button" value="Upload" /></label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Max width 32 px', 'free01' ); ?>                                            <br/>                                            <?php                                                if ( get_option('free01_favicon_url') ) :                                                $size = getimagesize(get_option('free01_favicon_url'));                                            ?>                                                <p><img src="<?php echo get_option('free01_favicon_url'); ?>" <?php echo $size[3]; ?> alt=""/></p>                                            <?php endif; ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>                                    <tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Font size:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_font_size">												<select name="free01_font_size" id="free01_font_size">													<option value="12" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_size') == 12 ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> 12 </option>													<option value="14" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_size', 14) == 14 ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> 14 </option>													<option value="16" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_size') == 16 ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> 16 </option>													<option value="18" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_size') == 18 ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> 18 </option>												</select>											</label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Font size of the whole theme', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>									<tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Font family:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_font_family">												<select name="free01_font_family" id="free01_font_family">													<option value="Helvetica" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family', 'Helvetica') == 'Helvetica' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Helvetica') ?> </option>													<option value="Arial" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family') == 'Arial' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Arial') ?> </option>													<option value="Georgia" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family') == 'Georgia' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Georgia') ?> </option>													<option value="Droid Sans Mono" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family') == 'Droid Sans Mono' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Droid Sans Mono') ?> </option>													<option value="Arvo" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family') == 'Arvo' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Arvo') ?> </option>													<option value="Bentham" <?php echo get_option('free01_font_family') == 'Bentham' ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>> <?php echo __('Bentham') ?> </option>																									</select>											</label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Font size of the whole theme', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>									<tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Text color:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_text_color"><input type="text" name="free01_text_color" id="free01_text_color" size="8" value="<?php echo get_option('free01_text_color', '#000'); ?>" data-hex="true" /><a id="colorpicker_text_color_link" href="javascript:;"><?php echo __('Select a Color') ?></a><div id="colorpicker_text_color"></div></label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Main Text color', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>									<tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Link color:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_link_color"><input type="text" name="free01_link_color" id="free01_link_color" size="8" value="<?php echo get_option('free01_link_color', '#000'); ?>" data-hex="true" /><a id="colorpicker_link_color_link" href="javascript:;"><?php echo __('Select a Color') ?></a><div id="colorpicker_link_color"></div></label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Link color of the theme', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>									<tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Background color:'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_bg_color"><input type="text" name="free01_bg_color" id="free01_bg_color" size="8" value="<?php echo get_option('free01_bg_color', '#fff'); ?>" data-hex="true" /><a id="colorpicker_bg_color_link" href="javascript:;"><?php echo __('Select a Color') ?></a><div id="colorpicker_bg_color"></div></label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Background color of the theme', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>									<tr>                                        <th scope="row"><?php _e('Google Analytics'); ?></th>                                        <td>                                            <label for="free01_google_analytics"><textarea type="text" name="free01_google_analytics" id="free01_google_analytics" cols="63" rows="5"><?php echo get_option('free01_google_analytics', ''); ?></textarea></label><br/>                                            <?php _e( 'Copy & paste your analytics here', 'free01' ); ?>                                        </td>                                    </tr>                                </table>								<p><input type="submit" value="<?php _e('Save Changes', 'free01'); ?>" class="button button-primary"/></p>							</div>							<script type="text/javascript">								(function($) {									jQuery(function() {										jQuery('#free01_favicon_url_button').click(function() {											formfield = $(this).prev().attr('name');											tb_show('', 'media-upload.php?type=image&TB_iframe=true');											return false;										});										jQuery('#colorpicker_text_color').farbtastic('#free01_text_color');										jQuery('#colorpicker_link_color').farbtastic('#free01_link_color');										jQuery('#colorpicker_bg_color').farbtastic('#free01_bg_color');																		jQuery('#colorpicker_text_color_link').click( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_text_color').toggle();										});										jQuery('#free01_text_color').blur( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_text_color').hide();										});										jQuery('#free01_text_color').focus( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_text_color').show();										});										jQuery('#colorpicker_link_color_link').click( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_link_color').toggle();										});										jQuery('#free01_link_color').blur( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_link_color').hide();										});										jQuery('#free01_link_color').focus( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_link_color').show();										});										jQuery('#colorpicker_bg_color_link').click( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_bg_color').toggle();										});										jQuery('#free01_bg_color').blur( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_bg_color').hide();										});										jQuery('#free01_bg_color').focus( function() {											jQuery('#colorpicker_bg_color').show();										});										window.send_to_editor = function(html) {											imgurl = $('img', html).attr('src');											$('#' + formfield).val(imgurl);											tb_remove();										}									})								})(jQuery)							</script>                        </div>                        <!-- /General -->																							</div>                </div>            </fieldset>        </form>				            </div><?php}function free01_options_update() {		if (isset($_POST['free01_favicon_url'])) update_option('free01_favicon_url', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_favicon_url']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_font_size'])) update_option('free01_font_size', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_font_size']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_font_family'])) update_option('free01_font_family', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_font_family']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_text_color'])) update_option('free01_text_color', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_text_color']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_link_color'])) update_option('free01_link_color', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_link_color']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_bg_color'])) update_option('free01_bg_color', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_bg_color']))));	if (isset($_POST['free01_google_analytics'])) update_option('free01_google_analytics', trim(stripslashes_deep($_POST['free01_google_analytics'])));	}
       ```
   
 * _[ Please do not bump, that’s [not permitted here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#No_Bumping).]_
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916097)
 * ok, create a copy of the code above and then replace it with the one [here](http://pastebin.com/xw83u6MP).
   
   It may give you another error but at least will tell us exactly where the error
   is.
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916098)
 * Yeah, I’m getting the same error.
 * So what do I do from here?
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916099)
 * at line 1?
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916100)
 * Yeah, still line 1.
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916101)
 * ok what about with this [one](http://pastebin.com/yuHSBvqQ)?
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916102)
 * Now the error is:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘}’ in /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-content/
   themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.php on line 149
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916105)
 * from where have you downloaded this theme? it has lots of errors so you could
   have downloaded the theme from the wrong source and it might not have support
   anymore or if you’ve downloaded it from the right place… this would be very strange,
   in the mean time have you tried to contact the theme support? as esmi suggested?
   if you want we can debug theme_options.php also … now you know the drill paste
   the code in a pastebin and share it here so I can have a look.
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916107)
 * I have downloaded it 3 times from the official site.
 * I will post on the theme support, but answers are rare if at all.
 * Please can you debug. What would you like me to post? The code I’ve been using
   is all from this thread.
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916132)
 * If you look at line 149 there is an extra “}” right here:
    `</div><?php}function
   free01_options_update() {` it should look like this: `</div><?php function free01_options_update(){`
   please modify this … we ar almost at the end of the file so the number of possible
   errors is small.
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916142)
 * Ok, that line has been edited now.
 * I’m now getting the error:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-content/
   themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.php on line 160
 * (That’s the last line)
 * Here’s the last 12 lines of code
 *     ```
       </div><?php function free01_options_update() {
                       if (isset($_POST['free01_favicon_url'])) update_option('free01_favicon_url',
       trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_favicon_url']))));      if (isset($_POST['free01_font_size']))
       update_option('free01_font_size', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_font_size']))));
       if (isset($_POST['free01_font_family'])) update_option('free01_font_family',
       trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_font_family']))));      if (isset($_POST['free01_text_color']))
       update_option('free01_text_color', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_text_color']))));
       if (isset($_POST['free01_link_color'])) update_option('free01_link_color',
       trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_link_color']))));       if (isset($_POST['free01_bg_color']))
       update_option('free01_bg_color', trim(strip_tags(($_POST['free01_bg_color']))));
       if (isset($_POST['free01_google_analytics'])) update_option('free01_google_analytics',
       trim(stripslashes_deep($_POST['free01_google_analytics'])));    }
       ```
   
 *  [jnhghy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnhghy/)
 * (@jnhghy)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916143)
 * Let’s try [this code](http://pastebin.com/VZ0Fz6vw) now.
 *  Thread Starter [boycalledben](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boycalledben/)
 * (@boycalledben)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-t_string-30/#post-2916145)
 * Ok, I’ve tried that and now I can actually preview the theme, but it’s all messed
   up.
 * Screenshot: [http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy318/digitalsparrow/mywebsite.png](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy318/digitalsparrow/mywebsite.png)
 * And these two errors on all of the back end pages:
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-content/themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.
   php:18) in /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 861
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-content/themes/expositio/includes/theme_options.
   php:18) in /home/boycalle/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 862

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