Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF), how to fix it?

Question

i was make a login script, and it's the index :

<?php
        session_start() 
        if(isset($_POST['username'])&&!empty($_POST['username'])){
        header("location:login.php");
    }
    echo "selamat datang ".$_SESSION['username'];
    ?>
    <br/><br/><br/>
    <a href="logout.php">Logout</a>

when i try it, it show me :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF)

anyone know?

Start looking at the `if`, then look what happens *before* it. — Some programmer dude, Apr 06 '15 at 12:17
Its just simple **typo**. You forgot _semicolon_ in your `session_start()`. You need to analyze carefully you code... — bcesars, Apr 06 '15 at 12:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 12:16

Space is improper and use ; after session_start

<?php
session_start();
if(isset($_POST['username']) && !empty($_POST['username'])){
    header("location:login.php");
}
echo "selamat datang ".$_SESSION['username'];
?>
<br/><br/><br/>
<a href="logout.php">Logout</a>

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 12:17

MISSING ; AFTER session_start

<?php
        session_start(); 
        if(isset($_POST['username'])&&!empty($_POST['username'])){
        header("location:login.php");
    }
    echo "selamat datang ".$_SESSION['username'];
    ?>
    <br/><br/><br/>
    <a href="logout.php">Logout</a>

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 12:17

Try this...

<?php
        session_start(); //miss semicolon
        if(isset($_POST['username'])&&!empty($_POST['username'])){
        header("location:login.php");
    }
    echo "selamat datang ".$_SESSION['username'];
    ?>
    <br/><br/><br/>
    <a href="logout.php">Logout</a>

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF), how to fix it?

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