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I got this error when I was running some code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF, expecting ',' or ';' in C:\xampp\htdocs\scanner\mine.php on line 31

Line 31 is:

      if($_POST['thename']) {

I'm getting it from:

  echo '<h6>Settings</h6>';
  echo '<form action="" method="post">';
  echo '<b>Name:</b> <input type="text" name="thename" />';
  echo '<br /><input type="submit" value="Submit" />';
  echo '<hr><br />'

What's causing the parse error?

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Look at the line of code above the if statement. – Danae Jul 13 '11 at 1:26
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Oh wow, I'm an idiot. Thanks guys, I did leave out the semi-colon. – Jacob Jul 13 '11 at 1:34
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This is typically because the line above is missing an ending semi-colon.

For example:

echo '<hr><br />';
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Likely you left out a semicolon on the previous line, making php think that there was something more to the previous line and not expect an if statement.

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+1 for the full explanation. – Jason McCreary Jul 13 '11 at 1:29
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