Internal Error 500 after trying to edit functions.php file

Connect via FTP, and delete everything from your functions.php file and then click save, there are FTP tutorials for this.

Then, your site should come back online as normal. Next, check your PHP code above for any coding/syntax errors and remove them otherwise inputting that code again will just crash your WP site again…

https://phpcodechecker.com

I don’t understand how to connect via FTP though, when i try using filezilla i get “critical error: could not connect to server” even though i am using the right username and password, maybe i am not using the right host? i thought i just have to type in the domain name of the website?

i have used the domain bluehost.com and my username and password for it as well as my main domain and the username and password for that, to no avail.

If anyone else finds themselves in this situation, bluehost makes it so you don’t need an FTP server. log into your bluehost account and go to your hosting tab and go to cpanel. from there, scroll to your file manager and open it up. that’s where all of the files are for your site. go to the public_html folder (or use the search) and find /public_html/wp-content/themes/“YOUR THEME”/functions.php and download that file. Open the file with notepad and you can edit it, which in my case I had to delete the line of code that i tried to add which crashed my site. Then you can reupload and overwrite the old file back into your public_html folder, and viola! everything should be back to normal!!!!

@sierrajj, yes that’s exactly what I explained. File Manager is simply a cPanel based tool that works the same as FTP and is included on any web hosting company that offers cPanel (etc). Anyway cheers —

Thank you for this mate, this thread saved my life! ??

When I change any code file I usually copy and paste the original file in case I make an error. I did not this time and have consequently screwed up my functions.php file. Now my blog will not come up ( lifeon12acres.com )

Can someone help me fix it please. The code is below. It says there is an error in line 463 but there is no line 463. I am using theme PR Pin. I think the error is near the end as that is where I did some editing.

<?php
if ( ! defined( ‘PRPIN_VERSION’ ) )
define( ‘PRPIN_VERSION’, ‘1.6.1’ );
define( ‘OPTIONS_FRAMEWORK_DIRECTORY’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/inc/’ );

/**
* Includes
*/
get_template_part(‘inc/options’, ‘framework’);
get_template_part(‘inc/options’, ‘navwalker’);
get_template_part(‘inc/options’, ‘fonts’);

function prpin_setup() {
load_theme_textdomain( ‘prpin’, get_template_directory() . ‘/languages’ );
add_editor_style();
if ( ! isset( $content_width ) ) $content_width = 1200;
register_nav_menus(array(‘top_nav’ => __(‘Top Navigation’, ‘prpin’)));
add_theme_support(‘automatic-feed-links’);
add_theme_support(‘post-thumbnails’);
add_theme_support(‘custom-background’, array(
‘default-color’ => ‘f2f2f2’,
));
add_theme_support(‘post-formats’, array( ‘aside’, ‘gallery’,’link’,’image’,’quote’,’status’,’video’,’audio’,’chat’ ) );
add_theme_support( ‘title-tag’ );
}
add_action( ‘after_setup_theme’, ‘prpin_setup’ );

function prpin_custom_header_setup() {
$args = array(
// Text color and image (empty to use none).
‘default-text-color’ => ‘0088CC’,
// Set height and width, with a maximum value for the width.
‘height’ => 200,
‘width’ => 1600,
// Callbacks for styling the header .
‘wp-head-callback’ => ‘prpin_header_style’
);
add_theme_support( ‘custom-header’, $args );
}
add_action( ‘after_setup_theme’, ‘prpin_custom_header_setup’ );
/**
* Styles the header text displayed on the blog.
*/
function prpin_header_style() {
$header_image = get_header_image();
$text_color = get_header_textcolor();

// If no custom options for text are set, let’s bail.
if ( empty( $header_image ) && $text_color == get_theme_support( ‘custom-header’, ‘default-text-color’ ) )
return;

// If we get this far, we have custom styles.
?>
<style type=”text/css” id=”prpin-header-css”>
<?php
if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) :
?>
.site-header {
background: url(<?php header_image(); ?>) no-repeat scroll top;
background-size: 100% 100%;
}
<?php
endif;

// Has the text been hidden?
if ( ! display_header_text() ) :
?>
.site-title,
.site-description {
position: absolute;
clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE7 */
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
}
<?php
if ( empty( $header_image ) ) :
?>
.site-header .home-link {
min-height: 0;
}
<?php
endif;

// If the user has set a custom color for the text, use that.
elseif ( $text_color != get_theme_support( ‘custom-header’, ‘default-text-color’ ) ) :
?>
.site-title {
color: #<?php echo esc_attr( $text_color ); ?>;
}
<?php endif; ?>
</style>
<?php
}

function prpin_widgets_init() {
register_sidebar(array(‘name’ => ‘sidebar-left’, ‘id’ => ‘sidebar-left’, ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s”>’, ‘after_widget’ => “</div>”, ‘before_title’ => ‘<h4 class=”widget-title”>’, ‘after_title’ => ‘</h4>’));
register_sidebar(array(‘name’ => ‘sidebar-right’, ‘id’ => ‘sidebar-right’, ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s”>’, ‘after_widget’ => “</div>”, ‘before_title’ => ‘<h4 class=”widget-title”>’, ‘after_title’ => ‘</h4>’));
}
add_action( ‘widgets_init’, ‘prpin_widgets_init’ );

function prpin_scripts() {
// Load Theme and Bootstrap Stylesheet
wp_enqueue_style(‘bootstrap’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/css/bootstrap.min.css’, null, ‘3.0.3’);
wp_enqueue_style(‘fontawesome’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/css/font-awesome.min.css’, array( ‘bootstrap’ ), ‘4’ );
wp_enqueue_style( ‘google_fonts’, ‘https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster&#8217;, false, null, ‘all’ );
wp_enqueue_style( ‘prpin-style’, get_stylesheet_uri() ); // Load Theme Stylesheet
wp_enqueue_script(‘prpin_bootstrap’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/js/bootstrap.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), null, true);
wp_enqueue_script(‘prpin_scrolltofixed’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/js/jquery-scrolltofixed-min.js’, array(‘jquery’), null, true);
wp_enqueue_script(‘prpin_dropdown’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/js/hover-dropdown.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), null, true);
if (is_singular() && comments_open() && get_option( ‘thread_comments’ )) {
wp_enqueue_script(‘comment-reply’);
}

if (!is_singular()) {
wp_enqueue_script(‘masonry’);
wp_enqueue_script(‘prpin_iloaded’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/js/imagesloaded.pkgd.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), null, false);
wp_enqueue_script(‘prpin_infinitescroll’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/js/jquery.infinitescroll.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), null, false);
}
}

add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘prpin_scripts’);

function prpin_foot_scripts() {
if (!is_singular()) { ?>

<script type=”text/javascript”>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
/* Masonry */
var $container = $(‘#masonry’);
// Callback on After new masonry boxes load
window.onAfterLoaded = function(el) {
el.find(‘div.post-meta li’).popover({
trigger: ‘hover’,
placement: ‘top’,
container: ‘body’
});
};

onAfterLoaded($container.find(‘.boxy’));

$container.imagesLoaded(function() {
$container.masonry({
itemSelector: ‘.boxy’,
isAnimated: true
});
});
});
</script>

<script type=”text/javascript”>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
var $container = $(‘#masonry’);
$container.infinitescroll({
navSelector : ‘#navigation’,
nextSelector : ‘#navigation #navigation-next a’,
itemSelector : ‘.boxy’,
maxPage :10,
loading: {
msgText: ‘<?php _e(‘Loading’, ‘prpin’) ?>’,
finishedMsg: ‘<?php _e(‘All items loaded’, ‘prpin’) ?>’,
img: ‘<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/img/loading.gif’,
}
},
// trigger Masonry as a callback
function(newElements) {
// hide new items while they are loading
var $newElems = $(newElements).css({
opacity: 0});
// ensure that images load before adding to masonry layout
$newElems.imagesLoaded(function() {
// show elems now they’re ready
$newElems.animate({
opacity: 1});
$container.masonry(‘appended’, $newElems, true);
});
onAfterLoaded($newElems);
}
);
});
</script>
<?php }
// end if !is_singular() ?>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
// scrolltofixed
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery(‘#navbar’).scrollToFixed();
});
</script>

<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
var $scrolltotop = $(“#scroll-top”);
$scrolltotop.css(‘display’, ‘none’);

$(function () {
$(window).scroll(function () {
if ($(this).scrollTop() > 100) {
$scrolltotop.slideDown(‘fast’);
} else {
$scrolltotop.slideUp(‘fast’);
}
});

$scrolltotop.click(function () {
$(‘body,html’).animate({
scrollTop: 0
}, ‘fast’);
return false;
});
});
});

</script>
<?php
}
add_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘prpin_foot_scripts’);

/**
* Get the author post link
*/
function prpin_get_the_author_posts_link() {
$format = ‘%3$s‘;
$link = sprintf($format, get_author_posts_url(get_the_author_meta(‘ID’), get_the_author_meta(‘nicename’)), esc_attr(sprintf(__(‘Posts by %s’, ‘prpin’), get_the_author())), get_the_author());

return sprintf(__(‘By: %s’, ‘prpin’), $link);
}

/**
* Get post meta(date, categories, tags etc.)
*/
function prpin_get_post_meta($inline = false, $author = true, $date = false, $category = true, $tag = true, $comments = false, $sticky = false, $tooltip = false) {
$inline = ($inline) ? ‘list-inline’ : ‘list-unstyled’;
$html = ‘<div class = “post-meta”>’;
$html .= ‘<ul class = “‘ . $inline . ‘”>’;
if (is_sticky() && $sticky) {
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-sticky label label-info” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘data-content=”‘ . __(‘Featured’, ‘prpin’) . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-star”></i> ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ” : __(‘Featured’, ‘prpin’);
$html .= ‘‘;
}
if ($date) {
$formatedDate = get_the_date(__(‘M d, Y’, ‘prpin’));
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-date” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘title=”‘ . __(‘Published on’, ‘prpin’) . ‘” data-content=”‘ . $formatedDate . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-calendar”></i> ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ” : $formatedDate;
$html .= ‘‘;
}
if ($author) {
$authorName = get_the_author();
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-author” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘title=”‘ . __(‘Author’, ‘prpin’) . ‘” data-content=”‘ . $authorName . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-user”></i> ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ” : prpin_get_the_author_posts_link();
$html .= ‘‘;
}
if ($category) {
if (has_category()):
$categories = get_the_category();
$categoryList = array();
foreach ($categories as $category) {
$categoryList[] = $category->cat_name;
}
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-category” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘title=”‘ . __(‘Categories’, ‘prpin’) . ‘” data-content=”‘ . join(“, “, $categoryList) . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-folder-open”></i> ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ” : sprintf(__(‘Category: %s’, ‘prpin’), get_the_category_list(‘ ‘, ”, false));
$html .= ‘‘;
endif;
}
if ($tag) {
if (has_tag()):
$tags = get_the_tags();
$tagList = array();
foreach ($tags as $tag) {
$tagList[] = $tag->name;
}
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-tags” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘title=”‘ . __(‘Tags’, ‘prpin’) . ‘” data-content=”‘ . join(“, “, $tagList) . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-tags”></i> ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ” : get_the_tag_list(__(‘Tag: ‘, ‘prpin’), ‘ ‘);
$html .= ‘‘;
endif;
}
if ($comments) {
$commentNumber = get_comments_number();
$html .= ‘<li class = “post-comments” ‘;
$html .= ($tooltip) ? ‘title=”‘ . __(‘Comments’, ‘prpin’) . ‘” data-content=”‘ . $commentNumber . ‘”‘ : ”;
$html .= ‘><i class = “fa fa-comment”></i> ‘;
$html .= $commentNumber;
$html .= ‘‘;
}
$html .= ‘‘;
$html .= ‘</div>’;
return $html;
}

function prpin_thumbnail($pID,$thumb=’medium’) {
$imgsrc = FALSE;
if (has_post_thumbnail()) {
$imgsrc = wp_get_attachment_image_src(get_post_thumbnail_id($pID),$thumb);
$imgsrc = $imgsrc[0];
} elseif ($postimages = get_children(“post_parent=$pID&post_type=attachment&post_mime_type=image&numberposts=0”)) {
foreach($postimages as $postimage) {
$imgsrc = wp_get_attachment_image_src($postimage->ID, $thumb);
$imgsrc = $imgsrc[0];
}
} elseif (preg_match(‘/]*src=[“|\’]([^”|\’]+)/i’, get_the_content(), $match) != FALSE) {
$imgsrc = $match[1];
}
if($imgsrc) {
$imgsrc = ‘‘;
return $imgsrc;
}
}

/**
* Replace rel=”category tag” with rel=”tag”
* For W3C validation purposes only.
*/
function prpin_replace_rel_category ($output) {
$output = str_replace(‘ rel=”category tag”‘, ‘ rel=”tag”‘, $output);
return $output;
}

add_filter(‘wp_list_categories’, ‘prpin_replace_rel_category’);
add_filter(‘the_category’, ‘prpin_replace_rel_category’);

// Comment Layout

function prpin_comment($comment, $args, $depth) {
$GLOBALS[‘comment’] = $comment;
?>
<li <?php comment_class(); ?> id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”>

<?php if (‘1’ == $show_avatars = get_option(‘show_avatars’)) { ?>
<div class=”comment-avatar”><?php echo get_avatar(get_comment_author_email(), ’48’); ?></div>
<?php } ?>
<div class=”comment-content<?php if ($show_avatars == ‘1’) { echo ‘ comment-content-with-avatar’; } ?>”>

<span <?php comment_class(); ?>><?php comment_author_link() ?></span> / <?php comment_date(‘j M Y g:ia’); ?> ” title=”<?php esc_attr_e(‘Comment Permalink’, ‘prpin’); ?>”># <?php edit_comment_link(‘<i class=”fa fa-pencil”></i>’,”,”);?>
<?php if ($comment->comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?>
<br /><?php _e(‘Your comment is awaiting moderation.’, ‘prpin’); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php comment_text() ?>
<?php comment_reply_link(array(‘reply_text’ => __(‘<i class=”fa fa-reply”></i> Reply’, ‘prpin’), ‘depth’ => $depth, ‘max_depth’=> $args[‘max_depth’])) ?>
</div>
<?php
}

/**
* Sidebar displayed in home page
*/
function prpin_get_sidebar($side) {
if ( of_get_option(‘prpin_hlayout’) == ‘2c-l-fixed’ && $side == ‘left’ ) {
echo ‘<div id=”sidebar” class=”col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-lg-3″><div class=”sidebar-inner”>’;
get_sidebar($side);
echo ‘</div></div>’;
} elseif (of_get_option(‘prpin_hlayout’) == ‘2c-r-fixed’ && $side == ‘right’ ) {
echo ‘<div id=”sidebar” class=”col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-lg-3″><div class=”sidebar-inner”>’;
get_sidebar($side);
echo ‘</div></div>’;
}
}

/**
* Sidebar displayed in single page
*/
function prpin_get_sidebar_single($side) {
if ($side == ‘left’ && is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-left’)) {
echo ‘<div id=”sidebar” class=”col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-lg-3″><div class=”sidebar-inner”>’;
get_sidebar($side);
echo ‘</div></div>’;
}
if ($side == ‘right’ && is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-right’)) {
echo ‘<div id=”sidebar” class=”col-sm-3 col-md-3 col-lg-3″><div class=”sidebar-inner”>’;
get_sidebar($side);
echo ‘</div></div>’;
}
}

/**
* Is sidebar active
*/
function prpin_is_sidebar_active() {
$bool = is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-right’) ||
is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-left’);
return $bool;
}

/**
* Get the columns width Index
*/
function prpin_get_index_span() {
if ( of_get_option(‘prpin_hlayout’) == ‘1col-fixed’) {
return ‘col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12’;
}
return ‘col-sm-9 col-md-9 col-lg-9’;
}

/**
* Get the columns width Content
*/
function prpin_get_contentspan() {
if ( is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-right’) && is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-left’)) {
return ‘col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6’;
} elseif ( is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-right’) || is_active_sidebar(‘sidebar-left’)) {
return ‘col-sm-9 col-md-9 col-lg-9’;
} else {
return ‘col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12’;
}
}

/**
* Get the image width
*/
function prpin_get_imagespan() {
if (!prpin_is_sidebar_active()) {
return ‘width12’;
}
$options = prpin_get_theme_options();
return ($options[‘theme_layout’] == ‘content’) ? ‘width12’ : ‘width9’;
}

/**
* Get the no result string
*/
function prpin_get_no_result() {
$span = prpin_get_contentspan();
$html = ‘<div class=”jumbotron ‘.$span.'”>’;
$html .= ‘<h2>’ . __(‘Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.’, ‘prpin’) . ‘</h2>’;
$html .= ‘</div>’;
return $html;
}

/**
* Responsive videos
*/
function prpin_responsive_video_support($content) {
if (is_singular()) {
?>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$(‘iframe’).each(function() {
$(this).wrap(‘<div class=”video-container”></div>’);
});
});
</script>
<?php
}
}}
} //end function

add_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘prpin_responsive_video_support’);
?>

ohmygaaad!!! This is the EXACT help that I needed!!
Thank you, Sierrajj for that detailed step-by-step fix.

Everything else is always so general and vague- that was perfect!!