Title: Parse error, then everything died.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Parse error, then everything died.

 *  [brick123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brick123/)
 * (@brick123)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-then-everything-died/)
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘<‘ in /home/housechurch1/salvationcanada.
   org/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php on line 81
 * I did nothing! I added a line, it gave this error. I deleted the line, it gave
   this error.
 * Now the whole site is down and I cannot access anythin.
 * What to do???
 * Version is unknown.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-then-everything-died/#post-3681958)
 * If you are receiving an error which says ‘parse error: unexpected’ this usually
   means that you have forgotten to include a character. The most common are:
    ■
   Unexpected ‘=’ : you have forgotten to include the $ when referencing a variable
   ■ Unexpected ‘)’ : you have forgotten to include the opening bracket ( ■ Unexpected‘(‘:
   you have forgotten to include the closing bracket ) ■ Unepxpected T_STRING: you
   have forgotten a quotation mark or a semi-colon at the end of the previous line
   ■ Unexpected T_ELSE: you have an else statement with no opening if statement
 *  Thread Starter [brick123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brick123/)
 * (@brick123)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-then-everything-died/#post-3681959)
 * Ty Tara. I finally received help from Host.
    A line of code, which i had removed,
   somehow stayed in. The editor refused to let me edit. Then the whole site refused
   to let me in. Bizzare. Host was able to get in and re-remove line of code. I 
   am awaiting an explanation as to why I could not get ing, from Host. This should
   not have happened.

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 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-then-everything-died/#post-3681959)
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