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A person gets the error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE

from the following code:

$query = "SELECT story,video FROM `storycodes` WHERE `code` = '$code"';
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closed as too localized by John Conde, SERPRO, N.B., tereško, DaveRandom Apr 26 '13 at 8:17

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You answered your own question rather quickly –  John Conde Feb 7 '13 at 15:01
    
A person posts on stackoverflow and checks the code to realize that solving this parse error is trivial, even for a non-programmer and all it takes is a bit of reading that doesn't exceed 20 seconds of person's time. –  N.B. Feb 7 '13 at 15:05
    
I posted this to share my knowledge with others, not to ask for help on something I already know the answer for. –  michael b Feb 8 '13 at 14:19
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This error code results from placing the quotes in the wrong order. In this code it says '$code"' when it should be '$code'"

The fixed code would look like this:

$query = "SELECT story,video FROM `storycodes` WHERE `code` = '$code'";
                                                                    ^^--here
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it's generally a good idea to put a visual indicator of where you made the change, especially when you're swapping two characters that at a glance are very similar. +1 for the right answer, though. –  Marc B Feb 7 '13 at 15:02
    
@MarcB He did the question and answered it straight away.. it's kind of weird. –  SERPRO Feb 7 '13 at 15:03
    
@serpro... blink blink I think I need to get some coffee or something. didn't even notice that. –  Marc B Feb 7 '13 at 15:08
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@SERPRO - No, it's not. That's actually one of the new capabilities of the question-asking interface. –  Brad Larson♦ Feb 7 '13 at 16:01
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Why did I get minused for no research effort when I asked it for Q&A so I could share my knowledge. That is very unfair. People need to look closer. –  michael b Feb 7 '13 at 23:03
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