if statement isn't working right.

[fahhem]

I have this in my script:
<?php if ($password == ""):?>
HTML
<?php endif;?>

it gives me the error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting ','' or';'' in /usr/home/freehost/26817/signin.php on line 18

I don't get what is wrong. the manual says I am right.

Thanks in advance!

[van__]

Dunno,

Personally this:

<?php if ($password == ""):?>
HTML

<?php endif;?>

Is bad form.
Sure, it may be "valid" syntax
But, I for one would kick a developer off a team if he tried to lay that crap down.

But, then I'd also never use one that would want to write an embedded page.

Though I hate PHTML...

<?
if (!$something) {
?>

<?
}
?>

would work ok.

[Anon]

Your error is that you have a colon after your if statement.