[RESOLVED] Easy syntax error

[SnoBBin]

Hey, im new to PHP and trying to make a registration process with validation after a turtorial.

I have an error in line 74, but im not good at debugging and dont rally know just what to change to get it right. Do u see what iv done wrong? Probalby alot, but so i can get rid of the syntax error.

<?php
include('/../pages/connect.php');

//teste for alfanumeric username
$test=$_POST[username];

if(!preg_match(("[^A-Za-z0-9]"),$testname)) {

    //test for duplicate names
    $query="SELECT * FROM user WERE username ='$_post[username]'";
    $result=mysql_query($query);
    $num=mysql_num_rows($result);

    if($num == 0) {

            //test for duplicate email
            $query2="SELECT * FROM user WERE email = '$_POST[email]'";
            $result2=mysql_query($query2);
            $num2 = mysql_num_rows($result2);

                    if($num2==0) {

                    //if email and password match
                    if(($_POST['password']==$_post['password2'])&&($_post['email']==$_post['email2']))                              {

                            //generate random confirmation code
                            $confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand()));

                            //get rid of all html from hackserspews
                            $name=strip_tags($_POST['username']);
                            $email=strip_tags($_POST['email']);
                            $password=strip_tags($_POST['password']);
                            $firstname=strip_tags($_POST['firstname']);
                            $lastname=strip_tags($_POST['lastname']);

                            //Insert data into database
                            $query3="INSERT INTO user_temp SET code='$confirm_code', username='$username', email='$email', password='$password', firstname='$firstname', lastname='$lastname'";
                            $result3=mysql_query($query3);

                            if($result3) {
                                    $message="Your confirmation link \r\n";
                                    $message.="Click on this link to activate you account \r\n";
                                    $message.="http://www.playforus.com/confirmation.php?passkey"; //HER MÅ DET GJØRES NOE FIKS LINK

                                    $sentmail=mail("$email", 'Registration Confirmation', "$message");
                                    header("location:thankyou.html");
                            }

// if you email sucessfulle sent
if($sentmail) {
echo "Your conformation link has been sent to your email adress";
        }
else {
        echo"connot send conformation link to your amil adress";
}
}else {
echo "not found you email on our database";
}


}else{
header("location:no_match_pw_email.html");
}


}else {
header("location:duplicate_email.html");
}

}else {
header("location:duplicate_name.html");


} else {
header("location:invalid_username.html");
}



?>

thank you

[Emma]

I believe you have an extra else statement by mistake, I've not indented it properly so you can see. Also notice I commented the ends of the else statements to show me which if statement they go with, I find this helps a lot.

<?php
include('/../pages/connect.php');

//teste for alfanumeric username
$test=$_POST[username];

if(!preg_match(("[^A-Za-z0-9]"),$testname)) {

//test for duplicate names
$query="SELECT * FROM user WERE username ='$_post[username]'";
$result=mysql_query($query);
$num=mysql_num_rows($result);

if($num == 0) {

	//test for duplicate email
	$query2="SELECT * FROM user WERE email = '$_POST[email]'";
	$result2=mysql_query($query2);
	$num2 = mysql_num_rows($result2);

	if($num2==0) {

		//if email and password match
		if(($_POST['password']==$_post['password2'])&&($_post['email']==$_post['email2'])){

			//generate random confirmation code
			$confirm_code=md5(uniqid(rand()));

			//get rid of all html from hackserspews
			$name=strip_tags($_POST['username']);
			$email=strip_tags($_POST['email']);
			$password=strip_tags($_POST['password']);
			$firstname=strip_tags($_POST['firstname']);
			$lastname=strip_tags($_POST['lastname']);

			//Insert data into database
			$query3="INSERT INTO user_temp SET code='$confirm_code', username='$username', email='$email', password='$password', firstname='$firstname', lastname='$lastname'";
			$result3=mysql_query($query3);

			if($result3) {
				$message="Your confirmation link \r\n";
				$message.="Click on this link to activate you account \r\n";
				$message.="http://www.playforus.com/confirmation.php?passkey"; //HER MÅ DET GJØRES NOE FIKS LINK

				$sentmail=mail("$email", 'Registration Confirmation', "$message");
				header("location:thankyou.html");
			}

			// if you email sucessfulle sent
			if($sentmail) {
				echo "Your conformation link has been sent to your email adress";
			}
			else {
				echo"connot send conformation link to your amil adress";
			}

		}else {
			echo "not found you email on our database";
		}// if email

	}else{
		header("location:no_match_pw_email.html");
	} //$num2
}else {
	header("location:duplicate_email.html");
}//$num
			/* Duplicated else statment */
			}else {
				header("location:duplicate_name.html");

} else {
	header("location:invalid_username.html");
} //if preg_match

?>

[SnoBBin]

Thank you, will do that from now on, again thx for the tip and debug. Il update so it stands as resolved.