Error when trying to edit theme file: Unable to communicate back with site to check for fatal errors, so the PHP change was reverted. You will need to upload your PHP file change by some other means, such as by using SFTP

[khurramaziz]

Hi

I’ve been trying to edit my themefile, funtion.php, so that I can make social share buttons work in my post. However, everytime i do i get the following error:

“Unable to communicate back with site to check for fatal errors, so the PHP change was reverted. You will need to upload your PHP file change by some other means, such as by using SFTP.”

And then it braks my site. Basically nothing loads and I have to restore from backup.

I’ve tried uninstalling plugins, but that didn’t resolve it. My hosting technical support says the problem is with theme - it’s returning an error.

Is there an easy fix for this?

Thanks

[christopher]

Hi, khurramaziz,

There is no error in the parent theme regarding the PHP, it seems that there is an error on the functions.php file of your Child Theme.

Please double check your code and make sure it does not have PHP errors. You can use a website like this:

PHP Code Checker - Syntax Check for Common PHP Mistakes

Thank you.

[khurramaziz]

Hi, this is my function.php:

<?php

// =============================================================================
// FUNCTIONS.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Theme functions for X.
// =============================================================================

// =============================================================================
// TABLE OF CONTENTS
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//   01. Define Path / URL Constants
//   02. Set Paths
//   03. Preboot
//   04. Set Asset Revision Constant
//   05. Require Files
// =============================================================================

function x_boot() {

  // Define Path / URL Constants
  // ---------------------------

  define( 'X_TEMPLATE_PATH', get_template_directory() );
  define( 'X_TEMPLATE_URL', get_template_directory_uri() );


  // Set Paths
  // ---------

  $load_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/load';
  $func_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/functions';
  $glob_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/functions/global';
  $admn_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/functions/global/admin';
  $lgcy_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/legacy';
  $eque_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/functions/global/enqueue';
  $plgn_path = X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/functions/global/plugins';


  // Preboot
  // -------

  $x_boot_files = glob( "$load_path/*.php" );

  sort( $x_boot_files );

  foreach ( $x_boot_files as $filename ) {
    $file = basename( $filename, '.php' );
    if ( file_exists( $filename ) && apply_filters( "x_pre_boot_$file", '__return_true' ) ) {
      require_once( $filename );
    }
  }


  // Set Asset Revision Constant (For Cache Busting)
  // -----------------------------------------------

  define( 'X_ASSET_REV', X_VERSION );


  // Require Files
  // -------------

  $require_files = apply_filters( 'x_boot_files', array(

    $glob_path . '/debug.php',
    $glob_path . '/conditionals.php',
    $glob_path . '/helpers.php',
    $glob_path . '/stack-data.php',
    $glob_path . '/tco-setup.php',

    $admn_path . '/thumbnails/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/meta/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/sidebars.php',
    $admn_path . '/widgets.php',
    $admn_path . '/custom-post-types.php',
    $admn_path . '/cs-options/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/menus/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/customizer/setup.php',
    $admn_path . '/addons/setup.php',

    $lgcy_path . '/setup.php',

    $eque_path . '/styles.php',
    $eque_path . '/scripts.php',

    $glob_path . '/view-routing.php',
    $glob_path . '/action-defer.php',
    $glob_path . '/meta.php',
    $glob_path . '/featured.php',
    $glob_path . '/pagination.php',
    $glob_path . '/breadcrumbs.php',
    $glob_path . '/classes.php',
    $glob_path . '/portfolio.php',
    $glob_path . '/social.php',
    $glob_path . '/content.php',
    $glob_path . '/remove.php',

    $func_path . '/integrity.php',
    $func_path . '/renew.php',
    $func_path . '/icon.php',
    $func_path . '/ethos.php',

    $plgn_path . '/setup.php'

  ));

  foreach ( $require_files as $filename ) {
    if ( file_exists( $filename ) ) {
      require_once( $filename );
    }
  }

}

x_boot();

The PHP checker tells me:

Error: There is 1 more closing parenthesis ‘)’ found
This count is unaware if parenthesis are inside of a string
PHP Syntax Check: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in your code on line 73
PHP Syntax Check: Errors parsing your code

How to fix?

Thanks

[ruenel]

Hello There,

It seems that you are using an older version of the theme. In the latest release, this is the contents of the functions.php file:

<?php

// =============================================================================
// FUNCTIONS.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Theme functions for X.
// =============================================================================

// =============================================================================
// TABLE OF CONTENTS
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//   01. Boot Registry
//   02. Bootstrap Class
//   03. Content Width
//   04. Localization
// =============================================================================

// Boot Registry
// =============================================================================

function x_boot_registry() {
  return array(
    'preinit' => array(
      'functions/helpers',
      'functions/thumbnails',
      'functions/setup',

      'tco/tco',
      'legacy/setup',
      'functions/fonts',
      'functions/custom-sidebars',

      'functions/portfolio',
      'functions/plugins/setup',
      'functions/updates/class-theme-updater',
      'functions/updates/class-plugin-updater'
    ),

    'init' => array(),

    'front_end' => array(
      'functions/frontend/view-routing',
      'functions/frontend/styles',
      'functions/frontend/scripts',
      'functions/frontend/content',
      'functions/frontend/classes',
      'functions/frontend/meta',
      'functions/frontend/integrity',
      'functions/frontend/renew',
      'functions/frontend/icon',
      'functions/frontend/ethos',
      'functions/frontend/social',
      'functions/frontend/breadcrumbs',
      'functions/frontend/pagination',
      'functions/frontend/featured',
      'functions/frontend/conditionals',
    ),

    'logged_in' => array(

    ),

    'admin' => array(
      'functions/admin/class-validation',
      'functions/admin/class-validation-updates',
      'functions/admin/class-validation-theme-options-manager',
      'functions/admin/class-validation-extensions',
      'functions/admin/setup',
      'functions/admin/customizer',
      'functions/admin/meta-boxes',
      'functions/admin/meta-entries',
      'functions/admin/taxonomies'
    ),

    'app_init' => array(
      'functions/theme-options',
    ),

    'ajax' => array()

  );
}



// Bootstrap Class
// =============================================================================

class X_Bootstrap {

  private static $instance;
  protected $registry = array();
  protected $theme_option_defaults = array();

  public function boot() {

    // Define Path / URL Constants
    // ---------------------------

    define( 'X_TEMPLATE_PATH', get_template_directory() );
    define( 'X_TEMPLATE_URL', get_template_directory_uri() );

    // Preboot
    // -------

    $x_boot_files = glob( X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/load/*.php' );

    sort( $x_boot_files );

    foreach ( $x_boot_files as $filename ) {
      $file = basename( $filename, '.php' );
      if ( file_exists( $filename ) && apply_filters( "x_pre_boot_$file", '__return_true' ) ) {
        require_once( $filename );
      }
    }


    // Set Asset Revision Constant (For Cache Busting)
    // -----------------------------------------------

    define( 'X_ASSET_REV', X_VERSION );

    // Preinit
    // --------

    $this->registry = x_boot_registry();
    $this->boot_context('preinit');

    // Theme Option Defaults
    // ---------------------
    $this->theme_option_defaults = include X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/data/option-defaults.php';

    if ( is_admin() ) {
      $this->boot_context('admin');
    }

    add_action( 'init',                               array( $this, 'init' ) );
    add_action( 'admin_init',                         array( $this, 'ajax_init' ) );
    add_action( 'cornerstone_before_boot_app',        array( $this, 'app_init' ) );
    add_action( 'cornerstone_before_custom_endpoint', array( $this, 'app_init' ) );
    add_action( 'cornerstone_before_admin_ajax',      array( $this, 'app_init' ) );
    add_action( 'cornerstone_before_admin_ajax',      array( $this, 'ajax_init' ) );
    add_action( 'cornerstone_before_custom_endpoint', array( $this, 'ajax_init' ) );



  }

  public function init() {

    $this->boot_context('init');

    if ( ! is_admin() ) {
      $this->boot_context('front_end');
    }

    if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
      $this->boot_context('logged_in');
    }

  }

  public function admin_init() {
    $this->boot_context('admin_init');
  }

  public function app_init() {
    $this->boot_context('app_init');
  }

  public function ajax_init() {
    if ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) ) {
      $this->boot_context('ajax');
    }
  }

  public function boot_context( $context ) {

    if ( ! isset( $this->registry[$context] ) ) {
      return;
    }

    foreach ( $this->registry[$context] as $file ) {
      require_once( X_TEMPLATE_PATH . "/framework/$file.php" );
    }

    do_action( 'x_boot_' . $context );

  }

  public static function instance() {
    if ( ! isset( self::$instance ) ) {
      self::$instance = new X_Bootstrap();
    }
    return self::$instance;
  }

  public function get_theme_option_defaults() {
    return $this->theme_option_defaults;
  }

  public function get_theme_option_default( $key ) {
    return isset( $this->theme_option_defaults[$key]) ? $this->theme_option_defaults[$key] : false;
  }

}

function x_bootstrap() {
  return X_Bootstrap::instance();
}

x_bootstrap()->boot();



// Content Width
// =============================================================================

if ( ! isset( $content_width ) ) :

  $stack = x_get_stack();

  switch ( $stack ) {
    case 'integrity' :
      $content_width = x_post_thumbnail_width() - 120;
      break;
    case 'renew' :
      $content_width = x_post_thumbnail_width();
      break;
    case 'icon' :
      $content_width = x_post_thumbnail_width();
      break;
    case 'ethos' :
      $content_width = x_post_thumbnail_width();
      break;
  }

endif;



// Localization
// =============================================================================

load_theme_textdomain( '__x__', X_TEMPLATE_PATH . '/framework/lang' );

Could you please update to the latest versions?
Our latest versions are:
- Pro theme 2.1.5
- X theme 6.1.5
- Cornerstone 3.1.5

This latest release contains fixes for several issues so be sure to check out the changelog (http://theme.co/changelog/).

_After doing the updates, always remember to clear all caches (if you are using WP Rocket, WP SuperCache or W3 Total Cache) when updating so that the code from the latest release is always in use. This will help you to avoid any potential errors.-

Please let us know how it goes.