Title: Parse error web-site crash.
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Parse error web-site crash.

 *  [blaxcot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaxcot/)
 * (@blaxcot)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/)
 * Hello All, Complete Newbie here. Been studying WordPress online and loving every
   second of it. Today I made a foolish mistake modifying my theme CSS style-sheet
   and now I am 100% locked out of my web site unable to even get in to the WP-Admin
   page. Here’s the link
 * [http://interfaithbook.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=G4tWLatp62AnOg3Gzw1G&login=Blaxcot](http://interfaithbook.com/wp-login.php?action=rp&key=G4tWLatp62AnOg3Gzw1G&login=Blaxcot)
 * If I could get access to the file I was messing with the fix is simple as I know
   what I did wrong. My problem is that when I try to login to my Admin page I get
   a white-screen with the “Parse error: syntax error” across the top. Please forgive
   the dumb-enthusiasm of the new guy and give us a suggestion or two if ye can.
 * Kind regards Mike,

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/#post-7456652)
 * Never never never never never (never ever) edit files via appearance -> editor.
   One slip and boom, there you are. And there you are!
 * Do you have FTP access or access via your hosting control panel? You can use 
   that to download the file you messed up, fix it, and then re-upload it.
 *  Thread Starter [blaxcot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaxcot/)
 * (@blaxcot)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/#post-7456656)
 * Yes I feel so stupid and awful 🙁 Lesson learned! Well named mister sterndata.
   It’s being hosted by 1&1 so I’ll need to dig around in there to see. Thanks for
   the constructive criticism and good direction. Let’s see.
 * Mike
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/#post-7456658)
 * If there’s a backup of the site, you can use that to get a version of the file
   before you edited it.
 *  Thread Starter [blaxcot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaxcot/)
 * (@blaxcot)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/#post-7456943)
 * Sorry to take so long to get back to ya.
    Up and running again fine. A plug for
   1&1 who were super helpful talking me through the entire manual restore process
   online which is included in my package.
 * Thanks again for yer help.
 * Off now to post about my next adventure into css.

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 * Last reply from: [blaxcot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blaxcot/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-web-site-crash/#post-7456943)
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