The second line being:
session_start()
If you didn't know that all PHP statements must be terminated in a semicolon, you might want to view some basic Intro to PHP -type guides to get accustomed to the programming language.
Unlike Javascript, PHP is like C++ in that it's very (read: completely) unforgiving when you fail to terminate a statement with a semicolon.
(And before anyone puffs up their chest and claims that's wrong, yes, I know you can omit the semicolon on the last statement of a PHP script and instead close it with a '?>', but let's not get into technicalities. :p)