php willow theme wordpress unexpected '<'

Question

I'm working on a Wordpress project with the Willow theme and I'm getting the following error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /nfs/c11/h03/mnt/201560/domains/theilocompany.com/html/wp-content/themes/willow/vc_extends/willow_service_block.php on line 6

the willow_service_block.php file looks like this:

    <?php

    class WPBakeryShortCode_VC_WILLOW_Service_Block extends WPBakeryShortCode{
    }

as you can see it only has 4 lines, but the error is on line 6, I'm new to php and now sure what to do, but it just broke the entire site!! please help!

The file has to have at min 6 lines. Do you think PHP just creates lines?! Are you sure you show us the right file from the right directory? — Rizier123
Please learn from this: use version control, and NEVER edit live production code. I need more info to be able to help. If it only has 4 lines, you aren't closing your php statement. you need ?> at the end of the file. — Brian Noah
@BrianNoah If it's only a php file then you don't necessarily have to close it — Rizier123

Guyson C.U Guyson C.U · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-15T09:49:43

you are using the keyword extends to extend the WPBakeryShortCode class. This is what we call a child class. A child class is basically a class that inherits all properties and methods of the class it’s extending.

Check WPBakeryShortCode class and close the PHP statement with ?>

php willow theme wordpress unexpected '<'

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