Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by...

Hi there,

Just came across this and wanted to mention, for anyone who comes across this in the future, that this error typically occurs in PHP when you try to modify the HTTP headers after they’ve been sent to the browser. The most common reason for this is when there’s some output, even as little as a single blank line or white space, sent before calling functions like header(), session_start(), or setcookie().

In your case, the error message indicates that output started at /var/www/wp-content/themes/Lamoon/includes/shortcodes/shortcodes.php:1. This suggests that some unexpected output (like a blank line, white space, or HTML) is occurring in the shortcodes.php file, right at the first line.

You can usually fix this issue by ensuring there’s no output, not even white space, before your PHP opening tag <?php. It’s good practice not to close your PHP tag at the end of the file to avoid any accidental white space after the tag.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Open the /var/www/wp-content/themes/Lamoon/includes/shortcodes/shortcodes.php file.

2. Make sure that the very first thing in your file is the opening PHP tag <?php and that there are no spaces or blank lines before it.

3. Check the end of your PHP file. If it has a closing PHP tag ?>, you may want to remove it. This isn’t necessary and, by removing it, you prevent accidental white space from being added.

4. Save your changes and re-upload the file to your server, then try reloading your website.

In general, it’s also a good idea to enable error reporting during development. This will make it easier to identify issues. You can do this by adding the following lines to the top of your PHP script:

ini_set('display_errors', 1);
ini_set('display_startup_errors', 1);
error_reporting(E_ALL);

Also, sometimes enabling output buffering via your PHP ini file might help. To enable output buffering globally for all your PHP scripts, you can change the output_buffering directive in your php.ini file.

Best,

Bobby

@c-outlet I suggest opening the file /var/www/wp-content/themes/Lamoon/includes/shortcodes/shortcodes.php in a text editor (nano or vim) and checking if the first line is empty.

Any whitespaces/newlines before the <?php tag can cause this error.

Moreover since this is an issue with a premium theme you can ask them directly.

My friend has always the same error after they installed the Hungarian version of WordPress. As I know all problems were solved after reinstalling that, but the original, English version.