[RESOLVED] Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}'

[angelclawdust]

hello there
i seem to be stumped as to why this parse error has appeared.
the problem is that it isnt opened above itself - so its there for no reason i can see..
ive tried deleting the line but it then gives me a syntax error

this is the full error :- Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in /homepages/2/d398538194/htdocs/headtohead/divleagueselect.php on line 36

and here is the code for the page :-

<?php

/**
 * @author Fifaworld360.co.uk
 * @copyright 2012-2020
 */

$sql = "SELECT league_name, country_league FROM league order by country_league, league_id";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
?>
<div class="DivLeftLeagueselect">
	<table border="0" align="center" valign="center" width="100%">
	<tr class="header_small">
	<td>
		League/Cup Selector
	</td>
	</tr>
	<tr><td>
		<form name="namelist">
			<select class="DropdownTD" size="1" name="leagueselector" onChange="getValues('<?php echo $page;?>')">
				<option value="empty">Select league or cup</option>
				<?php
				$temp_league = "";
				while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result)){

			if ($row[1]!=$temp_league){
			?>
				<option value="empty"><?php echo $row[1];?></option>
			<?php
				$temp_league=$row[1];
			}
			?>
			<option  <?php if ($league == $row[0])echo "SELECTED"?> 
			value="<?php echo urlencode($row[0]);?>"><?php echo "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;".$row[0];?>
			</option>
			<?php } ?>
		</select>
	</form>		
</td></tr>
</table>	
</div>

[Derokorian]

                <option  <?php if ($league == $row[0])echo "SELECTED"?> 

You never put a semi-colon to terminate this echo. Should be:

                <option  <?php if ($league == $row[0])echo "SELECTED";?> 

[angelclawdust]

wow cant believe i missed that bit lol

however after makig that edit the parse error still remains
thanks for the reply but do you happen to have any other suggestions?

[angelclawdust]

scratch that
it made me double check all my ending ones and i left ; off the end of line 36
thanks for the helpful hint 😃

[angelclawdust]

doh
scrap that last 2 posts lol

now its throwing me this error :-

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) in /homepages/2/d398538194/htdocs/headtohead/divleagueselect.php on line 9

code is still above at top of post 😛

[Derokorian]

Interesting I copied your first post, made the change I mentioned and used the lint option on the command line and it said no syntax errors were detected...

[bradgrafelman]

Derokorian;10994638 wrote:

You never put a semi-colon to terminate this echo.

True, but then again one isn't really needed there anyway. For example, this code contains no parse errors:

<?php echo "Hello "?><?php echo "world" ?><?php echo "!" ?>

@: The code you posted in your first post above contains no parse errors.

[angelclawdust]

bradgrafelman;10994644 wrote:

True, but then again one isn't really needed there anyway. For example, this code contains no parse errors:

<?php echo "Hello "?><?php echo "world" ?><?php echo "!" ?>

@: The code you posted in your first post above contains no parse errors.

yes ive managed to get past the parse error now but now its throwig me an error which ive posted just above brad

[bradgrafelman]

Where do you connect to the MySQL DB before attempting to query it? (Hint: you don't - see [man]mysql_connect/man.)