Title: Parse Errors Please Help**
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Parse Errors Please Help**

 *  [sandy820](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandy820/)
 * (@sandy820)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-errors-please-help/)
 * Could someone please help me? I just installed a brand new wp for my friend and
   i have done this twice before for myself and another person.
    She has godaddy
   for a host and it seemed strange the way i set up the database, and i called 
   them, but i think i am good on that, although i have never set up a database 
   with godaddy before.
 * so then i ftp’d wordpress over, went to the intall page http://**mysite.com**/
   wp-admin/install.php (of course i changed the **site name** to correct url in
   every thing that is **bold** to protect the innocent :O)
    and it came up with
   this error: Page not found so i thought i would try something else and [http://mysite.com/wordpress](http://mysite.com/wordpress)
   even though it said site not found and it came up with this error: Parse error:
   parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/content/c/h/a/mysite/
   html/wordpress/wp-config.php on line 16
 * Here is a copy of the wp-config.php file:
 * <?php
    // ** MySQL settings ** // define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘chattycathywp’); // The 
   name of the database define(‘DB_USER’, ‘chattycathywp’); // Your MySQL username
   define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘KMGM26skw’); // …and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘p41mysql157.
   secureserver.netDatabase’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change
 * this value
    define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ‘utf8’); define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ”);
 * // Change SECRET_KEY to a unique phrase. You won’t have to remember it later,
   //
   so make it long and complicated. You can visit [http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.0/](http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.0/)//
   to get a secret key generated for you, or just make something up. define(‘SECRET_KEY’,‘
   H8x2%# )V\’KNl^z.Lo[ (L|.FHS08d`|b+<0*}>Z~lq8jwaDp$#\\|#d<!Nv0?7SS’); // Change
 * this to a unique phrase.
 * // You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique
   prefix
    $table_prefix = ‘wp_’; // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
 * // Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the
    // chosen
   language must be installed to wp-content/languages. // For example, install de.
   mo to wp-content/languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’ // to enable German language
   support. define (‘WPLANG’, ”);
 * /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
 * define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__).’/’);
    require_once(ABSPATH.’wp-settings.
   php’); ?>
 * I would GREATLY appreciate any help!!!
    thank you! Sandy

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-errors-please-help/#post-797034)
 * define(‘SECRET_KEY’, ‘H8x2%# )V\’KNl^z.Lo[ (L|.FHS08d`|b+<0*}>Z~lq8jwaDp$#\\|#
   d<!Nv0?7SS’); //
 * remove the ` and the ‘ from your secret key, see if that works, and that probably
   ought to be one one line (ive not tested that though).
 * and now that youve pasted the key, you ought to make another.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-errors-please-help/#post-797038)
 * H8x2%# )V\’ **<—–**KNl^z.Lo[ (L|.FHS08d`**<—-**|b+<0*}>Z~lq8jwaDp$#\\|#d<!Nv0?
   7SS’
 *  Thread Starter [sandy820](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandy820/)
 * (@sandy820)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-errors-please-help/#post-797049)
 * thank you whooami!
 *  [moneyenergy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moneyenergy/)
 * (@moneyenergy)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-errors-please-help/#post-797358)
 * OH MY GOD…. thank you! This is what was wrong with mine too, and for the same
   situation!!! PLEASE, this post needs to be highlighted so others can see it.
 * People, check your secret keys…
    Wordpres says “just make up whatever you want”,
   BUT YOU CAN’T INCLUDE APOSTROPHES or QUOTES because then your install won’t work!!!
 * aaa, thanks whhooami!

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