``` * What does this mean and how can I fix it? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [sweetangst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sweetangst/) * (@sweetangst) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-uploading-new-theme/#post-1153967) * What is on line 25 of your header? * Open it with something like Notepad++ if you don’t already have a way to find the line number. * > A missed end brace “}”, bracket “]”, or parenthesis “)” can also cause > the > unexpected $end in a script as well. [(link)](http://bytes.com/groups/php/477932-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-end-question-suggestion) * Other [google joy](http://www.4homepages.de/forum/index.php?topic=23072.0) * Thread Starter [sparklogix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mybenson/) * (@mybenson) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-uploading-new-theme/#post-1153970) * The last line of the header.php file is what I posted in the code above. * >

* That’s how the php file ends. I was modifying this from a different theme that works perfectly and ends the same way. * [sweetangst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sweetangst/) * (@sweetangst) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-uploading-new-theme/#post-1154049) * I didn’t ask how the file ended. * I asked what was on line 25. * **In this case “$end” does NOT mean “end of your page.”** * In this case, _if you had read any of the links I provided you with_, “$end” error means… *drumroll* * > A missed end brace “}”, bracket “]”, or parenthesis “)” can also cause > the > unexpected $end in a script as well. [(link)](http://bytes.com/groups/php/477932-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-end-question-suggestion) * So go make sure you didn’t accidentally delete one of your curly brackets or parentheses from the theme. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Parse Error when uploading new theme’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [sweetangst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sweetangst/) * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-when-uploading-new-theme/#post-1154049) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics