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Shari Staten
11,540 PointsError in Console...HELP, PLEASE!
When I run this code in the console...
$a = 5;
$b = 10;
var_dump ($a * $b );
var_dump ($a / $b );
...I get this error:
"PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '$a' (T_VARIABLE) in /home/treehouse/workspace/numbers .php on line 16"
Any suggestions on what I did wrong? I would great appreciate if you explained your answer. Thank in advance for your help.
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! According to the error the $a doesn't come until line 16. Unfortunately, we can't see all your code. The most likely reason for this is that something in a line above it was not ended correctly. I would start by looking for missing semicolons as this is the most likely culprit.
Hope this helps!
Shari Staten
11,540 PointsYES!!! It was a semicolon n the line just before it. Thank you!