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PHP Build a Basic PHP Website (2018) Adding a Basic Form Checking the Request Method

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/treehouse/workspace/suggest.php on line 28

I seem to be getting an error after completing the steps taken in this video, I've double-checked with the video and my code is identical. (Albeit obviously not, as otherwise it would work! Haha)

Can anyone give me a hand with my code and tell me what's wrong with my IF statement? I'd really like to move on with the next part of the course.

'''

include("inc/header.php"); ?> <div class="section page"> <div class="wrapper"> <h1>Suggest a Media Item</h1> <?php if (isset($_GET["status"] && $_GET["status"] == "thanks") { echo "<p>Thanks for the email! I’ll check out your suggestion shortly!</p>"; } else { ?> <p>If you think there is something I’m missing, let me know!</p> <form method="post" action="suggest.php"> <table> <tr> <th><label for="name">Name:</label></th> <td><input type="text" id="name" name="name" /></td> </tr>

        <tr>
          <th><label for="email">Email:</label></th>
          <td><input type="text" id="email" name="email" /></td>
        </tr>      
        <tr>
          <th><label for="details">Details:</label></th>
          <td><input type="textarea" id="details" name="details" /></td>
        </tr>  
      </table>    
      <input type="submit" value="Send" />      
  </form>
  <?php } ?>

</div> </div> <?php include("inc/footer.php"); ?> '''

4 Answers

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,246 Points
<?php if (isset($_GET["status"] && $_GET["status"] == "thanks") {

You've closed the if statement parentheses, but not the isset ones.

I'm unsure as to why my code didn't post correctly when I used the back tick format? Could someone edit it and correct it for me and tell me what I've done wrong? Cheers!

Hi Joe,

If I change the code to this and add a closing parentheses for the issset:

<?php if (isset($_GET["status"] && $_GET["status"] == "thanks")) {

It gives me a different error:

Fatal error: Cannot use isset() on the result of an expression (you can use "null !== expression" instead) in /home/treehouse/workspace/suggest.php on line 28

Kind regards,

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,246 Points

You've closed it in the wrong place:

<?php if (isset($_GET["status"]) && $_GET["status"] == "thanks") {

Cheers Joel! All sorted.

Need to fix up my closing skills.