PHP using xaamp Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$query' (T_VARIABLE) [duplicate]

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For some reason it is giving me this error Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$query' (T_VARIABLE)
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$query="SELECT * FROM posts, users 
WHERE posts.userID = users.userID ORDER BY postTimestamp";          
$result = mysqli_query($connection $query);

mysqli_query($connection,$query); – Abhik Chakraborty May 24 '14 at 12:32 — Abhik Chakraborty, May 24 '14 at 12:32

Rooney · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-24 12:33:50Z

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You forget to use the ',' in $result

$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

answered May 24 '14 at 12:33

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Daniel Kmak · Answer 2 · 2014-05-24 12:32:35Z

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The reason is comma that you have forgotten:

$query="SELECT * FROM posts, users 
WHERE posts.userID = users.userID ORDER BY postTimestamp";          
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

answered May 24 '14 at 12:32

Daniel Kmak

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marked as duplicate by Abhik Chakraborty, Marcin Orlowski, John Conde php May 24 '14 at 12:40